Hanover, New Mexico

Hanover, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°48′53″N108°05′23″W / 32.81472°N 108.08972°W / 32.81472; -108.08972
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Grant
Area [1]
• Total	1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
• Land	1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,375 ft (1,943 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	144
• Density	103.08/sq mi (39.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	88041
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	2584107 [2]

Hanover is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census. Hanover has a post office with ZIP code 88041. ^{[4] [5]} New Mexico State Road 152 and New Mexico State Road 356 pass through the community. The town was named after the local Hanover Mines. Sofio Henkel, one of the original settlers, came from Hanover, Germany, in 1841 and mined until 1843, when he was driven away by Apaches. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	144		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanover, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
6. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 161. ISBN   0826316891.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.