Weed

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 southeastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 7,215 ft. It has had a Post Office since 1885. As of the 2020 census, Weed had a population of 67.

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 Weed, 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).

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Boles Acres
  26 mi away · pop. 1,848
• Tularosa
  34.1 mi away · pop. 2,597
• Nogal
  52.3 mi away · pop. 80
• White Sands
  62.3 mi away · pop. 1,609
• Morningside
  66 mi away · pop. 103
• Organ
  67.4 mi away · pop. 152
• Chaparral
  72.9 mi away · pop. 18,186
• University Park
  79.4 mi away · pop. 2,782
• Tortugas
  80 mi away · pop. 381
• Vado
  80.3 mi away · pop. 2,895
• Anthony
  82.5 mi away · pop. 8,767
• Picacho Hills
  85.2 mi away · pop. 2,002

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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 Weed

New Mexico weeds, no. 1

E. O. Wooton · 1894

Range Weed Research Meeting and field tour

Range Weed Research Meeting New Mexico State University 1967. · 1967

America, New Mexico

Robert Leonard Reid · 1998

The Gospel of Wildflowers and Weeds

Orlando Ricardo Menes · 2022

Selected noxious and poisonous plants of concern to New Mexico

Gary L. Garrison · 1983

From Ponderosa to prickly pear

Jennie Crammer · 2017

Weed management in conventional till grain sorghum

Jill Schroeder · 1993

Seeds of Central America and southern Mexico

David Lewis Lentz · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 104 mi
• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 140 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 202 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 216 mi
• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 216 mi
• Prescribed Fire D3 Bear RX, Greenlee, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-10-02 · 228 mi
• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 230 mi
• Prescribed Fire D6 Wallow West Unit 6 RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 236 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Smooth Greensnake

Opheodrys vernalis

Seen 2026-09-06

Western Giant Swallowtail

Heraclides rumiko

Seen 2026-08-17

Sacramento Mountain Salamander

Aneides hardii

Seen 2026-08-03

Sacramento Mountains Thistle

Cirsium vinaceum

Seen 2026-08-02

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-07-30

Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

Seen 2026-07-30

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Seen 2026-07-30

Sonoran Bumble Bee

Bombus sonorus

Seen 2026-07-29

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Seen 2026-07-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-06 23:15 UTC.