Newkirk, New Mexico

Newkirk is a village in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and New Mexico State Road 129; historic U.S. Route 66 also passes through the community. Its population was 7 as of the 2010 census. Newkirk has a post office serving ZIP Code 88431,^[4][5] and a service station.

Newkirk, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°04′06″N 104°15′53″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Guadalupe
Area [1]
• Total	1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
• Land	1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,574 ft (1,394 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	8
• Density	7.35/sq mi (2.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	88431
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	2584163[2]

History

Newkirk was originally called Conant, it was founded in the early 20th century along Route 66. In the 1930s Newkirk had several restaurants, cabins, four gas stations, as well as De Baca's Trading Post. It is now considered a ghost town.^[6]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Newkirk, New Mexico (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	54.6 (12.6)	58.0 (14.4)	66.3 (19.1)	74.5 (23.6)	82.7 (28.2)	92.2 (33.4)	94.3 (34.6)	92.0 (33.3)	85.7 (29.8)	75.2 (24.0)	62.4 (16.9)	53.8 (12.1)	74.3 (23.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)	38.8 (3.8)	42.2 (5.7)	49.6 (9.8)	57.4 (14.1)	66.2 (19.0)	75.6 (24.2)	79.0 (26.1)	77.0 (25.0)	70.1 (21.2)	58.9 (14.9)	46.9 (8.3)	39.1 (3.9)	58.4 (14.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	23.1 (−4.9)	26.3 (−3.2)	32.9 (0.5)	40.3 (4.6)	49.7 (9.8)	58.9 (14.9)	63.7 (17.6)	62.1 (16.7)	54.6 (12.6)	42.6 (5.9)	31.3 (−0.4)	24.4 (−4.2)	42.5 (5.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.47 (12)	0.29 (7.4)	0.81 (21)	1.12 (28)	1.32 (34)	1.34 (34)	2.10 (53)	2.51 (64)	2.02 (51)	1.42 (36)	0.46 (12)	0.72 (18)	14.58 (370.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	3.5 (8.9)	0.7 (1.8)	1.8 (4.6)	0.6 (1.5)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.5 (1.3)	1.5 (3.8)	6.6 (17)	15.2 (38.9)
Source: NOAA[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

Education

Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.^[9]

Notable person

• Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (1894-1991) - educator, nutritionist, activist, writer, inventor of the u-shaped fried taco shell.