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Population (year 2000): 2,223. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,228 (+0.2% change)
Males: 1,125 (50.6%), Females: 1,098 (49.4%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
50054
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $41,006 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,300 (year 2000)
Races in Colfax:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (14.6%),
English (11.1%), United States (9.4%), Dutch (8.1%), Scottish
(2.8%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Colfax
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colfax city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -297 (-11.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; NEWTON, IA)
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; DES MOINES,
IA)
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colfax:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 30 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 69 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 84 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:
- NEWTON MUNI (about 16 miles; NEWTON, IA; ID: TNU)
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID: IKV)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 27 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: Y76)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colfax:
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 85 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public high school in Colfax:
- COLFAX-MINGO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 204 N LEAGUE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Colfax:
- COLFAX-MINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
365; Location: 20 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Colfax:
- COLFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$35,828; Location: 25 W DIVISION STREET; 8,293 books; 84
audio materials; 178 video materials; 32 serial
subscriptions)
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