Huerfano, New Mexico

Huerfano, New Mexico
Location of Huerfano, New Mexico
Location of Huerfano, New Mexico
Huerfano, New Mexico is located in the United States
Huerfano, New Mexico
Huerfano, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°31′43″N 108°01′45″W / 36.52861°N 108.02917°W / 36.52861; -108.02917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Area
 • Total26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Land26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation6,152 ft (1,875 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total104
 • Density3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code505
FIPS code35-33762
GNIS feature ID2408405[1]

Huerfano (Navajo: Hanáádlį́) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Huerfano is named after El Huerfano Mountain, located a mile to the northeast.[2]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huerfano, New Mexico
  2. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 171. ISBN 0826316891.