Windmill, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Windmill is located in New Mexico
Windmill
Windmill
Windmill is located in the United States
Windmill
Windmill
Coordinates: 31°58′40″N 108°37′30″W / 31.97778°N 108.62500°W / 31.97778; -108.62500
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyHidalgo
Area
[1]
 • Total1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Land1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,344 ft (1,324 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total54
 • Density37.34/sq mi (14.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID924890[3]

Windmill is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 43 as of the 2010 census.[4] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 9.

The community was founded in the 1970s. While it is located on a windy plain, as of 1991 it did not have a windmill despite its name.[5]

Geography

Windmill is located at 31°58′37″N 108°37′53″W / 31.976871°N 108.631504°W / 31.976871; -108.631504. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.446 square miles (3.75 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202054—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Windmill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 380. ISBN 9780826316899.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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