Happy Valley, New Mexico

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Happy Valley, New Mexico
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Happy Valley
Coordinates: 32°25′26″N104°17′27″W / 32.42389°N 104.29083°W / 32.42389; -104.29083 Coordinates: 32°25′26″N104°17′27″W / 32.42389°N 104.29083°W / 32.42389; -104.29083
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Eddy
Area
[1]
  Total2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
  Land2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,209 ft (978 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total617
  Density287.65/sq mi (111.06/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID2584108 [2]

Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 519 as of the 2010 census. [4] The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was manufactured here. It was named because the lack of land use regulations made residents happy. [5]

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Geography

The community is approximately two miles west of the west edge of Carlsbad. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.159 square miles (5.59 km2), of which 2.156 square miles (5.58 km2) are land and 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km2) are water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 617
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

Education

It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District, [7] which operates Carlsbad High School.

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Happy Valley, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 161. ISBN   0826316891.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-06-28.