Official Name: | Deer Canyon, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Deer Canyon |
Coordinates: | 34.4611°N -106.2506°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Torrance |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.00 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 20.71 |
Area Land Km2: | 20.71 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.57 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6670 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 87036 (Mountainair) |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-20015 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806785 |
Population Total: | 74 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 9.26 |
Deer Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The CDP is in the southwestern part of the county, at the base of 400adj=midNaNadj=mid cliffs that rise to the southeast. It is 7miles south of Mountainair and southeast of Albuquerque.
Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools.[2]