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History · Orland Colony

The history of Orland Colony

Below: maps from 1968 on.

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Orland Colony, in brief

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Orland Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the northeast part of the county, 10 miles (16 km) by road north of Montrose and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Salem, the county seat.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Orland Colony on the map, 1968 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Orland Colony. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Orland Colony on the 1968 USGS mapOrland Colony on the 1985 USGS map1968Lake Madison SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Orland Colony.

Famous people

Famous people close to Orland Colony

Nobody well known was born in Orland Colony itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles JacobsAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1886
Larry PresslerU.S. politician · b. 1942
Karl MundtAmerican politician · b. 1900
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Charles McCallisterAmerican water polo player · b. 1903
Mary HartAmerican journalist and television personality · b. 1950
Eugene Luther VidalAmerican commercial aviation pioneer and Olympi… · b. 1895

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.