Maxwell, California

The community bears the name of its founder. Swifts Stone Corral is listed as a California Historical Landmark No. 238. The original owner and builder of this stone corral was Granville P. Swift, a native of Kentucky. In 1847 Swift began ranching in Stone Creek Valley in Colusa County. In 1850 he and his partner Frank Sears needed a corral and, as there was no timber in the surrounding country, they built one from the flat stones that were scattered over the area. ==Demographics==

Maxwell first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. The age distribution was 295 people (27.6%) under the age of 18, 104 people (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 274 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 238 people (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 156 people (14.6%) who were 65years of age or older. There were 380 housing units at an average density of , of which 360 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 193 (53.6%) were owner-occupied, and 167 (46.4%) were occupied by renters. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. Of the housing units, 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.6%. ==Politics==

In the state legislature, Maxwell is in , and . Federally, Maxwell is in . ==Education==

It is in the Maxwell Unified School District. ==References==