Haystack, New Mexico

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Haystack, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°21′6″N107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°W / 35.35167; -107.93111
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.27 sq mi (11.06 km2)
 • Land4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,031 ft (2,143 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
233
 • Density54.67/sq mi (21.11/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87045 (Prewitt)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-31925
GNIS feature ID2806718 [2]

Haystack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 233. [3]

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Haystack was a significant area of uranium mining during the mid-20th century.

Geography

The community is in the southeastern part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) east of Prewitt. Haystack Mountain, elevation 7,833 feet (2,387 m), is a mesa that rises 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding land in the west part of the CDP. County Road 23 (Haystack Road) forms the southern edge of the CDP, and County Road 41 (Red Mountain Road) runs north-south through the CDP.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Haystack CDP has an area of 4.27 square miles (11.06 km2), of which 0.007 square miles (0.018 km2), or 0.16%, are water. [1] The area drains south toward San Mateo Creek and the Rio San Jose, part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading southeast to the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 233—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Haystack was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haystack, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Haystack CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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