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Colfax, ND

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Population
217
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
962 ft
Median Home Value
$215,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$104,375
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in North DakotaPopulation rankingHighest population places in North DakotaNearest larger communityWest Fargo, North Dakota27 miles away · 41,175 residents.

About Colfax

Colfax is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 172 residents. Colfax is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the mid-1960s it billed itself as the "smallest town in the U.S. with a public swimming pool". The short version is that Colfax carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Colfax: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Richland County Township History: Colfax. Taken from History of Richland County Book Page 142.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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