Maxwell

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Maxwell

Total population

331

Median home value

$79,300

8.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$31,667

Maxwell$32k

National$74k

Elevation1806 m

Land area1.23 km²

Weather52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates36.54°, -104.54°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Maxwell is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Maxwell had a population of 224. 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Maxwell, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Stafford L. Warren

American physician and radiologist (1896–1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Maxwell

This Time Love

Ann Maxwell · 2002

Maxwell Land Grant

William Aloysius Keleher · 1942

Weaving of the Southwest

Marian E. Rodee · 1987

Maxwell land grant, New Mexico

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. · 1886

Maxwell's Ranche

Andrew J. Wahll · 2013

Maxwell land grant, New Mexico ... Resolution ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on rules · 1886

Always time to die (St. Kilda, Book 1)

Ann Maxwell · 2005

The Maxwell Land Grant

William A. Keleher

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 5 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 23 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 38 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 71 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 79 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 79 mi
• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 85 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 22:45 UTC.