| Official Name: | Roy, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Label: | Roy |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harding |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 193 |
| Population Density Km2: | 36.46 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 94.42 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation M: | 1797 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5896 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9439°N -104.1931°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 87743 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-65070 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0894203 |
Roy is a village in Harding County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 192 in the 2020 census.
Roy was a filming location in the 2009 comedy film Did You Hear About the Morgans?.
Roy is located at 35.9439°N -104.1931°W (35.943890, -104.193025).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2sqmi, all land.
The village, originally 2 miles west of its current site, was founded by ranchers Frank and William Roy, and named for Frank as the first postmaster in 1901.[3] It was relocated after the Dawson Railway was built from Tucumcari through the area in 1902, on its way to coal fields at Dawson. The railroad was removed after 1950.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 304 people, 150 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was 148.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 206 housing units at an average density of 100.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 83.22% White, 1.97% Native American, 12.17% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.63% of the population.
There were 150 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $21,111, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,651. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.7% of those 65 or over.