Deer Canyon, New Mexico

Deer Canyon, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°27′40″N106°15′02″W / 34.46111°N 106.25056°W / 34.46111; -106.25056
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Torrance
Area [1]
• Total	8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
• Land	8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,670 ft (2,030 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	74
• Density	9.2/sq mi (3.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87036 (Mountainair)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-20015
GNIS feature ID	2806785 [2]

Deer Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. ^[2]

The CDP is in the southwestern part of the county, at the base of 400-foot-high (120 m) cliffs that rise to the southeast. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Mountainair and 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Albuquerque.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	74		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Education

Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools. ^[5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Canyon, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 3, 2022.