Colfax, Louisiana
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Location in Louisiana
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| Foundation : | 1869 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Grant Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 31 ′ N , 92 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,659 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 425.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 29 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71417 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-16375 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629924 | ||
Colfax is a Founded in 1869, town and county seat of Grant Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2000, Cofax had 1,659 residents; according to the official estimate, the population remained relatively stable in 2009 at 1,668.
The name goes back to the Vice President of the United States, Schuyler Colfax .
On April 13, 1873, the Colfax massacre took place here. Armed racist whites overpowered released slaves and black vigilante groups and murdered the prisoners. White prisoners were not injured. Between 62 and 81 people are said to have been murdered. Because of this, federal troops were stationed here until 1877.
sons and daughters of the town
- Savannah Churchill (1920–1974), R&B and jazz singer
Individual evidence
- ^ US Census Bureau 2009 estimate for Colfax, Louisiana
- ^ Lane, Charles, The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction, New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2008. p. 266