Colfax Township (Oceana County) is a township in Oceana County, Michigan, home to about 564 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49459.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population56416 per sq mi
Median home value$156,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Leavitt; part is in Colfax Township (Oceana County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Colfax Township (Oceana County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Colfax Township (Oceana County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)67 miles away
Closer regional airport
Muskegon County Airport (MKG)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL156 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Colfax Township (Oceana County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Colfax Township (Oceana County) had 446 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 1373rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Oceana County grew from 16,644 residents in 1900 to 26,659 in 2020.
Oceana County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hesperia 4 Wnw, MI weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Oceana County
4,588 jobs at 468 businesses in Oceana County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Colfax Township (Oceana County).
Nearest hospitals
Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shelby17.7 miles
Corewell Health Gerber HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fremont21.6 miles
Corewell Health Ludington HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ludington22.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Colfax Township (Oceana County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Black Lake County Park · 99 acres2.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Walkerville Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Walkerville ElementaryWalkerville
Pre-K–2
50
Public
3.7 mi
Walkerville Public SchoolWalkerville
3–12
198
Public
3.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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