Haystack, New Mexico

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Haystack, New Mexico
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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]
  Total4.27 sq mi (11.06 km2)
  Land4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
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7,031 ft (2,143 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total233
  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 a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

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The community is in the southwestern 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.

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

Demographics

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

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County 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: Haystack, 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: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.