Weed, New Mexico

Weed is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It lies alongside New Mexico State Road 24 on the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 7,047 ft. It has had a Post Office since 1885.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 63.[2]

Weed, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Weed, New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°48′09″N 105°31′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyOtero
Area
  Total8.986 sq mi (23.27 km2)
  Land8.982 sq mi (23.26 km2)
  Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
7,047 ft (2,148 m)
Population
  Total63
  Density7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID912202[3]

History

Weed was founded in 1884 by George and Elizabeth Lewis.[4] It was named after William H. Weed, who opened a branch store there.[4]

Notable person

Glenn Strange, American actor

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Weed". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Julyan, Robert (1998) "Weed" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 377, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1


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