Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Downtown Fort Sumner in 2003
Downtown Fort Sumner in 2003
Location of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Location of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner, New Mexico is located in the United States
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°28′33″N 104°14′53″W / 34.47583°N 104.24806°W / 34.47583; -104.24806
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDe Baca
Area
 • Total3.35 sq mi (8.66 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation4,045 ft (1,233 m)
Population
 • Total889
 • Estimate 
(2023)
863
 • Density268.17/sq mi (103.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88119
Area code575
FIPS code35-27340
GNIS feature ID2413553[2]

Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.[4] The population was 1,031 at the 2010 U.S. Census,[5] down from the figure of 1,249 recorded in 2000. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Sumner, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fort Sumner village, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2015.