THE COLFAX LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Flats and Till Plains setting.
Colfax township has 35.5 square miles of land in Daviess County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Flats and Till Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Colfax and Daviess County
Colfax is associated with Daviess County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Colfax by land and water
The Census records 0.34 square miles of water within Colfax, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Daviess County’s 1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Colfax township has 115.4 times the land area of nearby Winston village (0.31 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

