Deer Canyon, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 106°15′02″W / 34.46111°N 106.25056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Torrance |
Area | |
• Total | 8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2) |
• Land | 8.00 sq mi (20.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,670 ft (2,030 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 74 |
• Density | 9.26/sq mi (3.57/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 87036 (Mountainair) |
Area code | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-20015 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806785[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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 74 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3] |
Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools.[5]