Official Name: | White Signal, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | White Signal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.68 |
Area Land Km2: | 16.66 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 191 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.46 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 29.69 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6030 |
Coordinates: | 32.5681°N -108.3625°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584238 |
White Signal is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 181 as of the 2010 census.[2] New Mexico State Road 90 passes through the community.
White Signal was named for a nearby outcropping of reflective white quartz; early residents thought the reflected sunlight resembled a signal. The community had a post office from 1909 to 1933.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land and is water.[2]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, White Signal has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in White Signal was 104F on June 20, 1960, while the coldest temperature recorded was -18F on January 11, 1962.