Old Elm Spring ColonySD
This town in South Dakota has a population of 75.
Is Old Elm Spring Colony a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Old Elm Spring Colony, against 33% in South Dakota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Old Elm Spring Colony. Old Elm Spring Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
75 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Old Elm Spring Colony: who provides what
Old Elm Spring Colony is unincorporated, so Hutchinson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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Four seasons and pleasant summers in Old Elm Spring Colony
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 8° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Old Elm Spring Colony is
On the CDC’s 26 measures, Old Elm Spring Colony is ahead of South Dakota on 7 and behind on 2. For adults locally, the share who had a checkup this year is 73%.
| Old Elm Spring Colony | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Old Elm Spring Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60% | 69.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Old Elm Spring Colony, mostly drought
FEMA puts nearly a third of Old Elm Spring Colony’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Old Elm Spring Colony
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Old Elm Spring Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Old Elm Spring Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Old Elm Spring Colony
Census-designated place in 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 H…
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Is Old Elm Spring Colony, SD a good place to live?
Old Elm Spring Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.