Windmill, New Mexico

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Windmill, New Mexico
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Coordinates: 31°58′39″N108°37′35″W / 31.97750°N 108.62639°W / 31.97750; -108.62639
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Hidalgo
Area
[1]
  Total
1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
  Land1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,364 ft (1,330 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
54
  Density37.3/sq mi (14.42/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID2584239 [2]

Windmill is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 43 as of the 2010 census. [4] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 9.

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The community was founded in the 1970s. While it is located on a windy plain, as of 1991 it did not have a windmill despite its name. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.446 square miles (3.75 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 54
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

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: Windmill, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 380. ISBN   9780826316899.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.