Deer Canyon, New Mexico

Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 106°15′02″W / 34.46111°N 106.25056°W / 34.46111; -106.25056
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Deer Canyon, New Mexico
Deer Canyon is located in New Mexico
Deer Canyon
Deer Canyon
Deer Canyon is located in the United States
Deer Canyon
Deer Canyon
Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 106°15′02″W / 34.46111°N 106.25056°W / 34.46111; -106.25056
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTorrance
Area
 • Total8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
 • Land8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,670 ft (2,030 m)
Population
 • Total74
 • Density9.26/sq mi (3.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87036 (Mountainair)
Area code505
FIPS code35-20015
GNIS feature ID2806785[2]

Deer Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

The CDP is in the southwestern part of the county, at the base of 400-foot-high (120 m) cliffs that rise to the southeast. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Mountainair and 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Albuquerque.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202074
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education[edit]

Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Canyon, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "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: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2022.