Glendale Colony, SD

Glendale Colony is a census-designated place in Spink County, South Dakota, on the east side of the James River. The 2020 Census counted 176 residents in 27 housing units. South Dakota's education directory lists Glendale Colony Elementary at 17866 Glendale Drive, with grades kindergarten through eight. A South Dakota State Historical Society study describes Hutterite colonies as communal settlements organized around a central village, work buildings, pasture, cropland, and a water source; it places many South Dakota colonies along the James River valley. The state Department of Labor describes Hutterite production as an integrated mix of crops, livestock, and manufacturing. Glendale's profile combines a tiny census area with a school and the shared agricultural pattern documented for South Dakota Hutterite colonies.