Datil, New Mexico
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 Datil viewed from the northwest  Datil Mountains  Farm and windmill Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Catron |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,441 ft (2,268 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 50 |
| • Density | 26.7/sq mi (10.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584087[1] |
Datil is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 54.[4] Located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12, Datil is on the edge of the Cibola National Forest. The Very Large Array is also nearby.
History
[edit | edit source]Datil is named after the nearby Datil Mountains. The name of the mountains came in turn from the Spanish word dátil, meaning “date”; the name most likely resulted from the fruit-like appearance of the seedpods of local yucca species.[5]
The town lay along the Magdalena Stock Driveway.[6] The driveway, which had wells spaced every ten miles along its length, was used by ranchers during the late 19th to mid-20th century as they drove cattle from Springerville, Arizona, to the railroad at Magdalena.[7] The Bureau of Land Management maintains a campsite, Datil Well Campground, at the location of one of the former wells.[8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Datil is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12. To the east lie the San Agustin Plains, the Very Large Array, and the village of Magdalena.
To the southwest, several populated subdivisions are accessible from State Road 12. The state highway continues past the local landmark Horse Mountain, a 9,490-foot (2,890 m) peak,[9] and further through the small town Apache Creek until reaching the county seat of Reserve.
U.S. 60 travels westward from Datil, passing northwest through the Cibola National Forest and coming out the other side just outside Pie Town.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10][3] | |||
Education
[edit | edit source]The school district is Quemado Schools.[11]
The district operates Datil Elementary School, a two-room schoolhouse with multi-level classes. Secondary students attend a K-12 school called Quemado Elementary and High School.[12]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Datil, New Mexico. (1905-1951) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
68 (20) |
74 (23) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
86 (30) |
79 (26) |
71 (22) |
99 (37) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.7 (7.1) |
49.1 (9.5) |
57.1 (13.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
72.0 (22.2) |
82.7 (28.2) |
83.1 (28.4) |
81.9 (27.7) |
79.2 (26.2) |
68.7 (20.4) |
56.9 (13.8) |
46.7 (8.2) |
65.5 (18.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
41.4 (5.2) |
50.2 (10.1) |
49.5 (9.7) |
40.1 (4.5) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−21 (−29) |
−8 (−22) |
5 (−15) |
11 (−12) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
33 (1) |
24 (−4) |
9 (−13) |
−10 (−23) |
−18 (−28) |
−26 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.55 (14) |
0.50 (13) |
0.44 (11) |
0.53 (13) |
0.70 (18) |
0.74 (19) |
2.30 (58) |
2.77 (70) |
1.72 (44) |
0.85 (22) |
0.61 (15) |
0.70 (18) |
12.42 (315) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) |
8.8 (22) |
3.0 (7.6) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.3 (5.8) |
10.0 (25) |
31.6 (80) |
| Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[13] | |||||||||||||
See also
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- List of census-designated places in New Mexico
- Datil Mountains, the namesake of the town.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Datil, New Mexico
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External links
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- Datil article and photo gallery Datil, New Mexico article Archived July 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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