Maxwell is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
Maxwell, Indiana | |
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 Post office on State Road 9 | |
  Maxwell  Maxwell | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′21″N 85°46′06″W / 39.85583°N 85.76833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hancock |
| Township | Center |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| ZIP code | 46154 |
| FIPS code | 18-47736[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830400[1] |
History
editEducation
editGreenfield-Central Community School Corporation operates area schools, including Maxwell Intermediate School.[6] The local high school is Greenfield-Central High School.
Demographics
editThe United States Census Bureau defined Maxwell as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maxwell, Indiana
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 585.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...Maxwell in honor of a man involved in building the railroad through here.
- ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Home". Maxwell Intermediate School. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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