Mountainair

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Mountainair

Total population

1,178

Median home value

$95,300

16.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$43,021

Mountainair$43k

National$74k

Weather77°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Coordinates34.52°, -106.24°

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

Overview

Mountainair is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John Corbett, Colonel E. C. Manning, and Elias S. Stover. The population was 884 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The main visitor center for Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located within the town.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Mountainair, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Deer Canyon
  7.2 mi away
• Estancia
  20.3 mi away
• Madrone
  28.1 mi away
• Las Maravillas
  28.3 mi away
• Monterey Park
  28.4 mi away
• Rio Communities
  28.4 mi away
• Casa Colorada
  28.6 mi away
• El Cerro Mission
  28.7 mi away
• Veguita
  30.1 mi away
• Jarales
  30.4 mi away
• Manzano Springs
  30.4 mi away
• Las Nutrias
  30.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mountainair

Pictorial History of Mountainair, New Mexico

Dixie Boyle · 2016

Environmental assessment for the Thunderbird ecosystem management project vegetation treatments

Mountainair Ranger District (N.M.) · 2002

Environmental assessment for the Thurderbird Ecosystem Management Project vegetation treatment

United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region · 2002

A history of Highway 60 and the railroad towns on the Belen, New Mexico Cutoff

Dixie Boyle · 2015

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