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Population (year 2000): 768. Estimated
population in July 2005: 780 (+1.6% change)
Males: 375 (48.8%), Females: 393 (51.2%)
Clinton County
Zip code:
46035
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $42,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,500 (year 2000)
Races in Colfax:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (11.3%),
United States (9.9%), English (8.9%), Polish (3.6%), French
(3.1%).
Elevation: 845 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Colfax
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colfax town
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:
- ST VINCENT FRANKFORT HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles;
FRANKFORT, IN)
- WITHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LEBANON,
IN)
- ST CLARE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colfax:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 43 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
ID: IND)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 47 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:
- FRANKFORT MUNI (about 10 miles; FRANKFORT, IN; ID:
FKR)
- BOONE COUNTY (about 21 miles; LEBANON, IN; ID: 6I4)
- CRAWFORDSVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; CRAWFORDSVILLE,
IN; ID: CFJ)
Amtrak station near Colfax:
- 20 miles: CRAWFORDSVILLE (SPRING & GREEN STS.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colfax:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 46 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 46
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 52 miles;
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ANDERSON, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,116)
Library in Colfax:
- COLFAX PL (Operating income: $65,699;
Location: 207 S CLARK ST; 12,922 books; 163 audio
materials; 1,598 video materials; 82 serial
subscriptions)
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