Newkirk, New Mexico
Newkirk, New Mexico | |
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| Coordinates: 35°04′06″N 104°15′53″W / 35.06833°N 104.26472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Guadalupe |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,574 ft (1,394 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8 |
| • Density | 7.4/sq mi (2.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88431 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584163[2] |
Cuervo is an unincorporated community in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States.[2] Cuervo is located along Interstate 40 16.8 miles (27.0 km) east-northeast of Santa Rosa. Cuervo had a post office until September 10, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 88417.[4][5]
History
Newkirk was originally called Conant; it was founded in the early 20th century along Route 66. In the 1930s, Newkirk had several restaurants, cabins, four gas stations, as well as De Baca's Trading Post. It is now considered a ghost town.[6]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Newkirk, New Mexico (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 54.6 (12.6) |
58.0 (14.4) |
66.3 (19.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
82.7 (28.2) |
92.2 (33.4) |
94.3 (34.6) |
92.0 (33.3) |
85.7 (29.8) |
75.2 (24.0) |
62.4 (16.9) |
53.8 (12.1) |
74.3 (23.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) |
42.2 (5.7) |
49.6 (9.8) |
57.4 (14.1) |
66.2 (19.0) |
75.6 (24.2) |
79.0 (26.1) |
77.0 (25.0) |
70.1 (21.2) |
58.9 (14.9) |
46.9 (8.3) |
39.1 (3.9) |
58.4 (14.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23.1 (−4.9) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
32.9 (0.5) |
40.3 (4.6) |
49.7 (9.8) |
58.9 (14.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.1 (16.7) |
54.6 (12.6) |
42.6 (5.9) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
42.5 (5.8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.47 (12) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.81 (21) |
1.12 (28) |
1.32 (34) |
1.34 (34) |
2.10 (53) |
2.51 (64) |
2.02 (51) |
1.42 (36) |
0.46 (12) |
0.72 (18) |
14.58 (370.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.5 (8.9) |
0.7 (1.8) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
1.5 (3.8) |
6.6 (17) |
15.2 (38.9) |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 8 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8][3] | |||
Education
Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.[9]
Notable person
- Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (1894-1991) - educator, nutritionist, activist, writer, inventor of the u-shaped fried taco shell.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newkirk, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Hinkley, Jim (2011). Ghost Towns of Route 66. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. pp. 100, 103–103. ISBN 978-0-7603-3843-8.
- ^ "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". NOAA. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Guadalupe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
External links
Media related to Newkirk, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
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