Colfax Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. Colfax Township contains half of the village of Thompsonville, and the entire community of Nessen City
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.72%, is water. Colfax Township forms the southeastern corner of Benzie County, forming a quadripoint with neighboring Grand Traverse, Manistee, and Wexford counties.
The Betsie River flows through the township, east to west, toward Lake Michigan.
There are no state trunkline highways within Colfax Township.
Communities
- Nessen City is a census-designated place in the south of the township.
- Thompsonville is a village located in the southwestern corner of the township, shared with Weldon Township to the east.
- Wallin is an unincorporated community in the north of the township, located at . The community was founded in 1893 as a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway, near where the railway crossed the Betsie River.
Demographics
As of the census