▁football ▁def enders <0x0A> </s> ▁Col f ax ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Perry ▁Township , ▁Cl inton ▁County , ▁Indiana , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 9 1 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Mid way ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁half - way ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁IC & L ▁Rail road ▁between ▁La f ay ette ▁and ▁Indian apolis ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁to ▁honor ▁Vice ▁President ▁Sch uy ler ▁Col f ax . ▁ ▁History ▁Col f ax ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁by ▁Mont gom ery ▁Str oud . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁Mid way ▁for ▁its ▁position ▁between ▁Indian apolis ▁and ▁La f ay ette ▁along ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁rail road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁town ▁gained ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁named ▁Col f ax , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁became ▁Col f ax , ▁by ▁pet ition ▁of ▁the ▁residents . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁two ▁churches , ▁two ▁general ▁stores , ▁a ▁hotel , ▁a ▁saw ▁mill ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁An ▁incorpor ation ▁election ▁held ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁resulted ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁ye as ▁and ▁ 1 ▁no . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁ 1 8 7 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 1 8 7