Fairacres, New Mexico
Fairacres, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Fairacres | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′17″N 106°50′12″W / 32.30472°N 106.83667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Doña Ana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
| • Land | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,895 ft (1,187 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 720 |
| • Density | 341.56/sq mi (131.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88033 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584098[2] |
Fairacres is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 824 as of the 2010 census. Fairacres has a post office with ZIP code 88033, which opened on June 15, 1926.[4][5] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 720 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][3] | |||
Education
[edit]It is located in Las Cruces Public Schools.[7] The district operates Fairacres Elementary School.[8]
Commerce
[edit]The Truck Farm, LLC was established here in 1996; they manufacture and ship seasonings such as Cannon's Sweet Hots and Besito Caliente.
Notable person
[edit]- Barbara Funkhouser, first woman to serve as editor of the El Paso Times (1980–1986), operated the Tatreault Vineyard in Fairacres[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairacres, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Fairacres Elementary School. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4501 W Picacho Ave Las Cruces, NM 88007
- ^ Hinojosa, Alex (August 16, 2014). "Barbara Funkhouser, former El Paso Times editor, dies at 84". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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