Colfax
city in and county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States
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Summary
Colfax is a city in the United States[1]. Colfax ranks in the top 8% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Whitman County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Jim Retzer[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 99111[7]
- Commons category: Colfax, Washington[8]
- Local dialing code: 509[9]
- Inception: 1870[10]
- Official website: https://www.colfaxwa.org/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Colfax, Washington[12]
- Population: 2805[13], 2782[14]
- Capital of: Whitman County[15]
- Official name: Colfax[16]
- Category for people born here: Q111481922[17]
- Number of households: 1168[18]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Colfax, Washington[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 601 m[20], 1972 feet[21]
- Area: 9.653732 km²[22], 3.78 square mile[23], 9.817627 km²[24]
- Water as percent of area: 0.0922 percent[25]
- Content partnership category: Category:Media contributed by Colfax[26]
- Per capita income: 28,773 US dollars[27]
Why It Matters
Colfax has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Colfax is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]