Malaga, New Mexico

Malaga, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Malaga is located in New Mexico
Malaga
Malaga
Coordinates: 32°13′22″N 104°04′09″W / 32.22278°N 104.06917°W / 32.22278; -104.06917[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyEddy
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
 • Land2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,002 ft (915 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
112
 • Density37.70/sq mi (14.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88263
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584152[1]

Malaga is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 147 as of the 2010 census. Malaga has a post office with ZIP code 88263.[4][5] U.S. Route 285 passes through the community. Formerly known as Kirkwell, Malaga was founded in the 1890s by Swiss immigrants and was named after the Spanish city of Málaga. Italian laborers were recruited to farm the area, and many settled in Malaga.[6]

It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District,[7] which operates Carlsbad High School.

Malaga is on the Pecos Highway approximately 18 miles southeast of Carlsbad. The Pecos River flows past two miles east of the community.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020112—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malaga, New Mexico
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 217. ISBN 0826316891.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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