Town of COLFAX

The parish seat was instituted at Colfax at the insistence or Willie Calhoun who was on good terms with the then carpetbag government. The population of the village numbered from 75 to 100 and the village itself was comprised of four or five dwellings, two or three stores and a brick building which formerly had been a stable, the property of Mr. William Calhoun. Originally called Calhoun"s Landing the name was changed to Colfax to honor the Vice President under Grant.

The stable was later designated as the courthouse and was destined to be a strategic point in a battle among the inhabitants of Colfax occurring Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873. News of the ³Colfax Riot² reached President Grant who issued a proclamation which had a major influence on the general history of Reconstruction.

Calling itself the gateway to the lakes Colfax is located near two fine lakes: Nantachie Lake, seven miles to the north and Iatt Lake, a state game and fish preserve, is only four miles to the east.

Type of Government: Mayor and Bd. of Alderman (5) Lawrason Act
Police: 4 officers, 3 patrol cars.
Fire Department: 24 volunteers, 3 trucks.
Fire Rating: 7 in city.
Health Care: Grant Medical Clinic, Grant Manor Nursing Home.