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West Hammond

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Total population

2,236

Elevation4842 m
Land area19.53 km²
Weather76°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Coordinates36.68°, -108.04°

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

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Active weather alerts
  • Flood Watch · Severe
    Flood Watch issued September 18 at 11:52AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation
4842 m
Area
19.53 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

West Hammond is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Hammond had a population of 2,724.

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History & geography

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Hammond has a total area of 19.53 square kilometers, of which 19.33 km is land and (1.02%) 0.2 km is water.

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

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
36.6820
Longitude
-108.0438
Water area
0.08 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
76°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Tonight
53°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
80°F
Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
50°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
80°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
48°F
Partly Cloudy

Forecast for West Hammond, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.6%
Diabetes
11.6%
Adult obesity
34%
Binge drinking
14.2%
Adult smoking
18.1%
No leisure activity
25.9%

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,896
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    1,321
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,117
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    997
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    971
  • Northern Flicker
    Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    819
  • Spotted Towhee
    Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    762
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    734
  • White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
    681

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

Schools

Total
25
Elementary
12
Middle
5
High
6
Other
2

Largest nearby schools

  • PIEDRA VISTA HIGH
    High · FARMINGTON · 1,578 students · 19:1 ratio
  • BLOOMFIELD HIGH
    High · BLOOMFIELD · 777 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · FARMINGTON · 718 students · 16:1 ratio
  • HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · FARMINGTON · 622 students · 14.8:1 ratio
  • COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY
    Elementary · FARMINGTON · 525 students · 17.5:1 ratio
  • NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY
    Elementary · FARMINGTON · 522 students · 14.9:1 ratio
  • ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
    Elementary · FARMINGTON · 507 students · 14.9:1 ratio
  • MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · FARMINGTON · 488 students · 13.9:1 ratio

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

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,021

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
38
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about West Hammond

The adventures of Alexander Barclay, mountain man, from London corsetier to pioneer farmer in Canada, bookkeeper in St. Louis, superintendent of Bent's Fort, fur trader and mountain man in Colorado and New Mexico, builder of Barclay's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail, New Mexico, in 1848
The adventures of Alexander Barclay, mountain man, from London corsetier to pioneer farmer in Canada, bookkeeper in St. Louis, superintendent of Bent's Fort, fur trader and mountain man in Colorado and New Mexico, builder of Barclay's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail, New Mexico, in 1848
George Peter Hammond · 1976
The adventures of Alexander Barclay, mountain man
George Peter Hammond · 1976
New Spain and the Anglo-American west
Charles W. Hackett · 1932
Ὀδύσσεια
Ὀδύσσεια
Ὅμηρος · 1488
1990 census of population and housing
United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992
Catalogue of the American library of the late Mr. George Brinley, of Hartford, Conn
Catalogue of the American library of the late Mr. George Brinley, of Hartford, Conn
George Brinley · 1878
Maya
Maya
Nikolai Grube · 2001
The Mineral Industry of Wyoming
The Mineral Industry of Wyoming
Eileen K. Peterson · 1991

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library