Weed, New Mexico

Weed, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Weed, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Weed, New Mexico
Weed, New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°48′09″N 105°31′29″W / 32.80250°N 105.52472°W / 32.80250; -105.52472
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyOtero
Area
 • Total8.98 sq mi (23.25 km2)
 • Land8.97 sq mi (23.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation7,215 ft (2,199 m)
Population
 • Total67
 • Density7.47/sq mi (2.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584235[2]
Websitewww.weednm.org

Weed is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It lies alongside New Mexico State Road 24 on the southeastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 7,215 ft. It has had a Post Office since 1885.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 63.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weed, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Julyan, Robert (1998) "Weed" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 377, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.