| Newkirk, New Mexico | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Image Map1: | Newkirk Sign.jpg |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Newkirk |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guadalupe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.84 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.35 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4574 |
| Coordinates: | 35.0683°N -104.2647°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88431 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584163 |
Newkirk is a village in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and New Mexico State Road 129; historic U.S. Route 66 also passes through the community. Its population was 7 as of the 2010 census. Newkirk has a post office serving ZIP Code 88431,[2] [3] and a service station.
Newkirk was originally called Conant, it was founded in the early 20th century along Route 66. In the 1930s Newkirk had several restaurants, cabins, four gas stations, as well as De Baca's Trading Post. It is now considered a ghost town.[4]
Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.[5]