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History · Spring Lake Colony

The history of Spring Lake Colony

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The story so far

Spring Lake Colony, in brief

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Spring Lake Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Spring Lake Colony had a population of 121. It is in the southeast part of the county, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of a lake of the same name. The colony is 7 miles (11 km) east of Oldham and 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Arlington.

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

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Spring Lake Colony on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Spring Lake Colony on the 1968 USGS mapSpring Lake Colony on the 1985 USGS map1968Madison NW 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 Spring Lake Colony.

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Famous people close to Spring Lake Colony

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

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Theodore SchultzAmerican economist · b. 1902
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Charles JacobsAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1886
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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
Richard Barrett LoweEducator and governor of American Samoa and Guam · b. 1902

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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.