Colfax township, Wexford County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 763 (all rural)
| Males: 399 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 364 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 763 (726 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.67
| Colfax township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Colfax township: | $41,661 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $530 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,645 (it was $78,300 in 2000)
| : | $96,645 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $135,008
Here: $135,008 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,130
Here: $134,130 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $57,848
Here: $57,848 State: $89,877
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,760
Here: $109,760 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $22,544
Here: $22,544 State: $33,033
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 18.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Colfax - Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Colfax township include: Meauwataka Free Methodist Church (A), Colfax Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Meauwataka Cemetery (1), Soper Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Cedar Lake (A), Meauwataka Lake (B), Stoddard Lake (C), Farnsworth Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Colfax township: Clofax Township Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 37
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 7
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 32
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (48.7%)
- United States or American (15.4%)
- Danish (12.8%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (7.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22 (63%)
- Worked at home: 13 (37%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Wood (19%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54- In family households: 48 (17 male householders, 0 female householders)
24 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
162 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (12 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |