Colfax, California

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city incorporated place

Colfax, California is a small historic Gold Rush–era town in Placer County known as a former railroad hub in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Aliases (1)

City of Colfax, California ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → incorporated place →
areaCode	530 →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	United States →
county	Placer County, California →
distanceToAuburn	approximately 15 miles northeast →
distanceToSacramento	approximately 50 miles northeast →
economicActivity	commuter residential community → tourism →
elevation	approximately 2425 feet → approximately 739 meters →
FIPSCode	06-14252 →
GNISFeatureID	0277500 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasHighSchool	Colfax High School →
hasHistoricDistrict	downtown Colfax historic area →
hasRailStation	Colfax Amtrak station →
historicalRole	Gold Rush–era town → railroad hub →
incorporationDate	February 23, 1910 →
locatedIn	Placer County Supervisorial District 5 → Sierra Nevada foothills →
locatedNear	American River watershed → Bear River →
locatedOn	Historic U.S. Route 40 corridor → Interstate 80 →
namedAfter	Schuyler Colfax →
nearestLargeCity	Auburn, California → Sacramento, California →
originalName	Aldenville → Illinoistown →
partOf	Sacramento metropolitan area →
populationCensus2020	about 2150 →
postalCode	95713 →
railroadHistory	former Central Pacific Railroad stop → on the First Transcontinental Railroad route →
region	Gold Country → Northern California →
schoolDistrict	Colfax Elementary School District → Placer Union High School District →
servedByRailway	Amtrak California Zephyr → Union Pacific Railroad →
state	California →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time →
transportConnection	gateway to the Sierra Nevada →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Placer County →	contains
Placer County government ("City of Colfax, California") →	jurisdictionIncludes
Central Pacific Railroad historic route →	passesNear