Deer Canyon, New Mexico

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Deer Canyon, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Deer Canyon
Coordinates: 34°27′40″N106°15′02″W / 34.46111°N 106.25056°W / 34.46111; -106.25056
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County Torrance
Area
[1]
 • Total8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
 • Land8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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6,670 ft (2,030 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total74
 • Density9.26/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 ID2806785 [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]

Contents

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

Education

Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Canyon, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "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.


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