Maxwell Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Maxwell Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Maxwell Colony
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:43.1825°N -97.6353°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hutchinson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.08
Area Land Sq Mi:0.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.21
Area Land Km2:0.21
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:1185.45
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1194
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57059 (Scotland)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-41420
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813035
Population Total:254
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:3060.24

Maxwell Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2020 census.[4] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the southern part of the county, on the southwest side of the James River. It is 6miles by road southeast of Olivet, the county seat, and the same distance northeast of Scotland.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Maxwell Hutterite Colony (Scotland, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 16, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Maxwell Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 6 May 2022 . en.