Windmill, New Mexico

Windmill, New Mexico
Windmill is located in New Mexico
Windmill
Windmill
Location within New Mexico
Windmill is located in the United States
Windmill
Windmill
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 31°58′39″N 108°37′35″W / 31.97750°N 108.62639°W / 31.97750; -108.62639
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyHidalgo
Area
 • Total
1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Land1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,364 ft (1,330 m)
Population
 • Total
54
 • Density37.3/sq mi (14.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584239[2]

Windmill is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Windmill had a population of 54.[4] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 9.

The community was founded in the 1970s. While it is located on a windy plain, as of 1991 it did not have a windmill despite its name.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.446 square miles (3.75 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202054—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Windmill, New Mexico
  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. ↑ Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 380. ISBN 9780826316899.
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.