Malaga

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Malaga is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Malaga had a population of 112. Malaga has a post office with ZIP code 88263. U.S. Route 285 passes through the community. Formerly known as Kirkwell, Malaga was founded in the 1890s by Swiss immigrants and was named after the Spanish city of Málaga. Italian laborers were recruited to farm the area, and many settled in Malaga.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Malaga, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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• Loving
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,357
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  41.7 mi away
• Morningside
  48.2 mi away
• Artesia
  48.4 mi away
• Lake Arthur
  56.5 mi away
• Hope
  56.8 mi away
• Nadine
  62.3 mi away
• Hobbs
  63.4 mi away · pop. 40,508
• Hagerman
  63.7 mi away
• Lovington
  65.1 mi away
• North Hobbs
  66.9 mi away
• Dexter
  69.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Malaga

[Social impact assessment

Betty Black · 1982

Evaluation of the Malaga Bend salinity alleviation project, Eddy County, New Mexico

J. L. Kunkler · 1980

Experimental salinity alleviation at Malaga Bend of the Pecos River, Eddy County, New Mexico

John S. Havens · 1980

Possible improvement of quality of water of the Pecos River by diversion of brine at Malaga Bend, Eddy County, New Mexico

Geological Survey (U.S.). Water Resources Division. · 1954

IV Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories

María Dolores Caballero-García · 2016

Southwest region solar pond study for three sites

W. J. Boegli · 1984

Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel · 1981

La vuelta al mundo en 80 cementerios

Fernando Gómez Hernández · 2018

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