Grants, New Mexico

Grants, New Mexico
City
Nickname: 
Uranium Capital of the World
Motto: 
"City of Spirit"
Location of Grants, New Mexico
Location of Grants, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico is located in the United States
Grants, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°08′50″N 107°51′05″W / 35.14722°N 107.85139°W / 35.14722; -107.85139[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Founded1872 (as Los Alamitos)
Founded byDon Jesus Blea
Named forCanadian brothers Angus, Lewis and John Grant (as Grants)
Government
 • MayorErik Garcia[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total14.91 sq mi (38.62 km2)
 • Land14.91 sq mi (38.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,454 ft (1,967 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total9,163
 • Density614.43/sq mi (237.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87020
Area code505
FIPS code35-30490
GNIS feature ID2410646[1]
Websitewww.cityofgrants.net
The Grants Mining Museum, next to Historic Route 66
Aerial view of Grants in 2007. Black Mesa is above town, and to the west Grants adjoins Milan. Interstate 40 bends to avoid the mesa.

Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about 78 miles (126 km) west of Albuquerque. The population was 9,163 at the 2020 Census.[5] It is the county seat of Cibola County.[6]

Grants is located along the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[7]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grants, New Mexico
  2. ^ "City Officials Sworn In". Cibola Citizen. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grants city, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Trail of the Ancients. Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.