Bayard, New Mexico
| Bayard, New Mexico | |
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| Motto: "Hub of the Mining District" | |
 Location of Bayard, New Mexico |
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 Bayard, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 32°45′34″N 108°8′3″W / 32.75944°N 108.13417°WCoordinates: 32°45′34″N 108°8′3″W / 32.75944°N 108.13417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Grant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Rodolpho S. Martinez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,820 ft (1,774 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,328 |
| • Density | 2,458/sq mi (949.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 88023 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-06270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0903614 |
| Website | www |
Bayard is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is near Santa Rita, east of Silver City. The population was 2,328 at the 2010 census, down from 2,534 at the 2000 census. This city was incorporated on August 20, 1938.
It is located in east-central Grant County at 32°45′34″N 108°8′3″W / 32.75944°N 108.13417°W (32.759569, -108.134035). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.45 km2), all of it land. The city is in the valley of Whitewater Creek, a seasonal south-flowing tributary of the Mimbres River.
U.S. Route 180 passes through Bayard as Tom Foy Boulevard and Central Avenue, leading northwest 2 miles (3 km) to Santa Clara and 9 miles (14 km) to Silver City, and south 42 miles (68 km) to Deming and Interstate 10. New Mexico State Road 356 leads northeast from Bayard 5 miles (8 km) up the Whitewater Creek valley to Hanover.
Bayard is located in the southern foothills of the Pinos Altos Range and Mogollon Mountains in the southwestern portion of New Mexico and situated east of the Continental Divide at an elevation of approximately 5,800 feet (1,800 m). Gila National Forest lies north from here. A semi-arid desert of predominantly grasses and yucca is in Bayard's southern portion.
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