Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell, New Mexico | |
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Location of Maxwell, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°32′28″N 104°32′35″W / 36.54111°N 104.54306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Colfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,925 ft (1,806 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 224 |
| • Density | 472.57/sq mi (182.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87728 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-47080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413571 |
Maxwell is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census, 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.