Official Name: | West Hammond, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | San Juan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 23.79 |
Area Land Km2: | 23.58 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.11 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2724 |
Population Density Km2: | 115.50 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 299.14 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5414 |
Coordinates: | 36.6814°N -108.025°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584236 |
West Hammond is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 2,790 as of the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Hammond has a total area of 19.53 square kilometers, of which 19.33 km is land and (1.02%) 0.2 km is water.[3]
According to the 2010 census,[2] 2,790 people were living in West Hammond. The population density was 142.87 inhabitants per square kilometer. Of the 2,790 inhabitants, West Hammond was composed by 72.83% White, 0.79% were African American, 14.3% were Native American, 0.07% were Asian, 0% were Pacific Islanders, 8.71% were of other races and 3.3% from two or more races. Of the total population 26.16% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]
The area school district is Bloomfield Schools.[5] Bloomfield High School is the local high school.