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Welcome to Colfax County ...

Time Zone: Colfax County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Schuyler is the Seat for Colfax County.

Colfax County was founded in 1869 and was created by taking area from Platte County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Colfax had a population of 10,709 people. This is an increase of 1.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,540 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colfax represented 0.58% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Colfax County:

  • Clarkson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Howells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leigh is located in Colfax County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leigh <2>
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland is located in Colfax County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Colfax County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Schuyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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