Maxwell, New Mexico

Maxwell, New Mexico
Location of Maxwell, New Mexico
Location of Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell, New Mexico is located in the United States
Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°32′28″N 104°32′35″W / 36.54111°N 104.54306°W / 36.54111; -104.54306
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyColfax
Area
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,925 ft (1,806 m)
Population
 • Total224
 • Density472.57/sq mi (182.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87728
Area code575
FIPS code35-47080
GNIS feature ID2413571[2]

Maxwell is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 274 in 2000. Maxwell was established in 1879 as a railroad town on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was named in honor of Lucien Maxwell, who provided the land for the original townsite from his Maxwell Land Grant.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maxwell, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Maxwell village, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2014.