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Population (year 2000): 1,659. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,676 (+1.0% change)
Males: 726 (43.8%), Females: 933 (56.2%)
Grant County
Zip code:
71417
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $17,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,100 (year 2000)
Races in Colfax:
- Black (67.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (30.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (4.0%), United States (3.9%),
English (3.8%), French (2.7%), German (1.4%), French Canadian
(1.1%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Colfax
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colfax town
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 31.9%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 17.0%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-7.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:
- CENTRAL LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
PINEVILLE, LA)
- CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (about 24
miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF ALEXANDRIA (about 24 miles;
ALEXANDRIA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colfax:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- POLK AAF (about 47 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; ID:
MLU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:
- COLFAX (about 3 miles; COLFAX, LA; ID: L40)
- POLLOCK MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; POLLOCK, LA; ID:
L66)
- PINEVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; PINEVILLE, LA; ID:
2L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colfax:
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 31
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 82 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 86
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
Public primary/middle school in Colfax:
- COLFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 250 THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Colfax:
- GRANT PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$368,637; Location: 300 MAIN STREET; 48,967 books; 1,582
audio materials; 531 video materials; 121 serial
subscriptions)
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