Haystack, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°21′6″N 107°55′52″W / 35.35167°N 107.93111°W / 35.35167; -107.93111CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty McKinleyArea

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• Total4.27 sq mi (11.06 km²) • Land4.26 sq mi (11.04 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

7,002 ft (2,134 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total233 • Density54.67/sq mi (21.11/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code

87045 (Prewitt)

Area code505FIPS code35-31925GNIS feature ID2806718^[3]

Haystack is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[3]

The community is in the southwestern part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) east of Prewitt. Haystack Mountain, elevation 7,833 feet (2,387 m), is a mesa that rises 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding land in the west part of the CDP. County Road 23 (Haystack Road) forms the southern edge of the CDP, and County Road 41 (Red Mountain Road) runs north-south through the CDP.

Haystack was a significant area of uranium mining during the mid-20th century.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	233		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Haystack Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.