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Colfax County

county in New Mexico, United States
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Summary

Colfax County is a county of New Mexico[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_mexico category, ranking #16 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colfax County is located in New Mexico[3].
  • Colfax County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Colfax County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico[5].
  • Colfax County's capital is recorded as Raton[6].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Costilla County[7].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Mora County[8].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Las Animas County[9].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[10].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Taos County[11].
  • Colfax County's shares border with is recorded as Harding County[12].
  • Schuyler Colfax is named after Colfax County[13].
  • Colfax County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raton[14].
  • Colfax County's Commons category is recorded as Colfax County, New Mexico[15].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Colfax County[16].
  • Colfax County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.61, 'longitude': -104.64}[17].
  • Colfax County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.colfax.nm.us[18].
  • Colfax County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colfax County, New Mexico[19].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+13750'}[20].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+13738'}[21].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+13619'}[22].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+13243'}[23].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+13094'}[24].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+12414'}[25].
  • Colfax County has a population of {'amount': '+12387'}[26].
  • Colfax County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Colfax County, New Mexico[27].

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Geography

Colfax County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New Mexico[3].

Physical Characteristics

Colfax County covers an area of {'amount': '+9759'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13750'}[20], {'amount': '+13738'}[21], {'amount': '+13619'}[22], {'amount': '+13243'}[23], {'amount': '+13094'}[24], and {'amount': '+12414'}[25].

Designation and Status

Colfax County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico[5].

History and Context

1869 marks the founding of Colfax County[16]. Schuyler Colfax is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Colfax County draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_mexico category, ranking #16 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Coustaussa New Mexico Schuyler Colfax United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Colfax County, New
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Colfax County, New Mexico.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22223839
    Taxonomicon id → 1806718
    Umls cui → C3812178
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  3. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Named after → Schuyler Colfax
    Nci thesaurus id → C109487
    Country → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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