Tyrone, New Mexico

For the first community called Tyrone in Grant County, see Tyrone (ghost town), New Mexico.

Tyrone is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 637 at the 2010 census and 712 at the 2020 census.^[4]

Tyrone, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°42′36″N 108°18′10″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Grant
Area [1]
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
• Land	0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,738 ft (1,749 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	712
• Density	2,122.7/sq mi (819.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	2584229[2]

Description

Tyrone is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the original town of Tyrone, which was destroyed by mining operations.^[2]

The townsite was built by the Phelps Dodge mining company (now Freeport-McMoRan) to house miners. Between 1968 and 1972, there were 320 homes built; four or five more have been added since then. A large commercial building at the entrance to the townsite (on Highway 90) housed a post office and a general mercantile (now closed). The townsite included a baseball field, children's park, and ten acres of a grassy 'picnic park'. Large homes with extensive views on the top of the ridge were referred to as Bosses Hill homes. In the 1990s, the mining company divested itself of the homes, which are now privately owned.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	712		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5][3]

See also

• New Mexico portal

• List of census-designated places in New Mexico