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Old Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota
Old Elm Spring Colony, formerly called the Old Elmspring Hutterite Colony, is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is on the northern edge of the county, bordered to the north by Hanson County. It is on high ground on the east side of the James River. It is 24 miles (39 km) north-northwest of Olivet, the county seat, and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Parkston. New Elm Spring Colony is 3 miles (5 km) to the west, across the James River.

It began as a Hutterite colony in 1876. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Historic Hutterite Colonies Thematic Resource, and included six contributing buldings over 8 acres (3.2 ha), including the Good Samaritan Home.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020114—
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Parkston, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Old Elm Spring Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Elmspring Hutterite Colony". National Park Service. Retrieved August 5, 2022. With accompanying pictures
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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