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Located in: Dunn County (see below)

Time Zone: Colfax lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 715 & 534<1>

Elevation: 940 feet [286.51 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Colfax)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	1,158
2010:	1,158 (1.94% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,136

Total Area:<4> 1.41 sq. miles [3.7 km²] - of which 2.05% is water (0.03 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 524

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Colfax:

Lat: 44.996900° (or 44°59'48" N)

Lon: -91.726000° (or -91°43'33" W)

USGS Topo Map: Colfax South<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Colfax

GNIS ID: 1583001

FIPS State / Place Code: 55 / 16275

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Colfax)

About Dunn County

The village of Menomonie is the County Seat for Dunn County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dunn)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	45,368 (3.37% increase since 2010)
2010	43,887 (10.11% increase since 2000)
2000:	39,858

Total Area: 863 sq. miles [2,237.4 km²] - of which 1.59% is water (13.76 sq. miles [35.6 km²])

Housing Units: 17,964

Official Website: https://dunncountywi.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dunn

GNIS ID: 1581076

FIPS State / County Code: 55 / 033

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Colfax)

About Wisconsin

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,824,581 (2.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,686,986 (6.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,363,675

Websites for State of Wisconsin

Official Website: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelwisconsin.com/

Parks: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/

Fishing: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing

Hunting: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Wisconsin

GNIS ID: 1779806

FIPS State: 55

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Colfax)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Colfax area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Colfax area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colfax - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Colfax. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Colfax, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Colfax.