Haystack, New Mexico
Haystack, New Mexico | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.27 sq mi (11.06 km2) |
| • Land | 4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,031 ft (2,143 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 233 |
| • Density | 54.7/sq mi (21.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87045 (Prewitt) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-31925 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806718[2] |
Haystack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 233.[3]
Haystack was a significant area of uranium mining during the mid-20th century.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The community is in the southeastern part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) east of Prewitt. Haystack Mountain, elevation 7,833 feet (2,387 m), is a mesa that rises 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding land in the west part of the CDP. County Road 23 (Haystack Road) forms the southern edge of the CDP, and County Road 41 (Red Mountain Road) runs north-south through the CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Haystack CDP has an area of 4.27 square miles (11.06 km2), of which 0.007 square miles (0.018 km2), or 0.16%, are water.[1] The area drains south toward San Mateo Creek and the Rio San Jose, part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading southeast to the Rio Grande.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 233 | — | |
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Haystack was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[5]
References
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