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Faywood, New Mexico
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 Faywood, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Faywood, New Mexico
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,217 ft (1,590 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 33 |
| • Density | 62.74/sq mi (24.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
88034
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| Area code(s) | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584099 |
Faywood is a small community in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. It is a special kind of place called a census-designated place. This means it's a community that isn't officially a city or town. However, it is still counted for the census. In 2010, only 33 people lived there. Faywood has its own post office with the ZIP code 88034. You can find it about 3 miles (5 km) north of US 180 on NM 61.
History of Faywood
The area where Faywood is located was once famous for its hot springs. People started visiting these natural hot springs in 1859. That year, a hotel and a bath house were built by a man named William Watts.
By the year 1900, the settlement of Faywood was officially created. It was named after the people who helped develop the Faywood Hot Springs. These developers were J.C. Fay and William Lockwood. Another developer involved was T.C. McDermott. Even though the main post office later moved northeast to Dwyer, it is still called the Faywood Post Office.
Climate in Faywood
Faywood has a type of weather called a cool semi-arid climate. This means it's generally dry, but not a desert. It has hot summers and mild winters.
| Climate data for Faywood, New Mexico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
80 (27) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
101 (38) |
98 (37) |
93 (34) |
82 (28) |
74 (23) |
105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 68.2 (20.1) |
72.1 (22.3) |
78.8 (26.0) |
85.0 (29.4) |
93.2 (34.0) |
100.1 (37.8) |
98.9 (37.2) |
95.7 (35.4) |
91.5 (33.1) |
86.6 (30.3) |
76.6 (24.8) |
68.4 (20.2) |
101.1 (38.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.4 (13.6) |
60.4 (15.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
75.2 (24.0) |
83.0 (28.3) |
92.3 (33.5) |
90.9 (32.7) |
88.0 (31.1) |
83.9 (28.8) |
76.0 (24.4) |
64.5 (18.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
74.5 (23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 41.9 (5.5) |
44.8 (7.1) |
51.1 (10.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
64.7 (18.2) |
74.3 (23.5) |
76.1 (24.5) |
74.0 (23.3) |
69.0 (20.6) |
59.8 (15.4) |
49.2 (9.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
58.6 (14.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
34.4 (1.3) |
39.3 (4.1) |
46.4 (8.0) |
56.2 (13.4) |
61.4 (16.3) |
59.9 (15.5) |
54.2 (12.3) |
43.6 (6.4) |
33.8 (1.0) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
42.7 (5.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 17.1 (−8.3) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
35.5 (1.9) |
46.8 (8.2) |
55.0 (12.8) |
54.2 (12.3) |
44.3 (6.8) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
−2 (−19) |
3 (−16) |
17 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
35 (2) |
44 (7) |
40 (4) |
30 (−1) |
18 (−8) |
8 (−13) |
0 (−18) |
−2 (−19) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.94 (24) |
0.74 (19) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.37 (9.4) |
0.74 (19) |
2.55 (65) |
2.71 (69) |
1.63 (41) |
1.08 (27) |
0.69 (18) |
0.87 (22) |
12.88 (327) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.3 (0.76) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
1.8 (4.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 46.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Source: NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Population of Faywood
The population of Faywood is counted every ten years by the United States Census.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 33 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
In 2020, the census showed that 33 people lived in Faywood. This number helps us understand how many people live in the community.
See also
In Spanish: Faywood (Nuevo México) para niños
