Monument, New Mexico

Monument, New Mexico
Monument is located in New Mexico
Monument
Monument
Location within New Mexico
Monument is located in the United States
Monument
Monument
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°37′27″N 103°16′40″W / 32.62417°N 103.27778°W / 32.62417; -103.27778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLea
Area
 • Total
5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2)
 • Land5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,596 ft (1,096 m)
Population
 • Total
213
 • Density40.4/sq mi (15.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88265
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2629120[1]

Monument is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monument had a population of 213.[4] Monument has a post office with ZIP code 88265.[5][6] State routes 8 and 322 intersect in the community. It was the first inhabited community in Lea County and was named after nearby Monument Spring. Jim Cook established the post office and a general store.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010206—
20202133.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

Education

It is in Hobbs Public Schools.[9] Hobbs High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 233. ISBN 0826316891.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lea County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.