Welcome to Deming ...
The city of Deming is located in Luna County<1> and is the County Seat for Luna County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Deming has a population of 13,921 people<2> (see below for details).
Deming is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Deming is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Deming lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Deming: 575
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deming had an population of 13,921 people. This is a decrease of 6.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.38% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Deming had a population of 14,855 people (which is 59.23% of the total population of Luna County). This makes Deming the county's most populous community.
The population of Deming represents 0.72% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 14,855 people, the population of Deming increased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,116 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Deming.
Communities Also Named Deming ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Deming: This one is located in Luna County and the other is located in Grant County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 3 communities that are also named Deming - they are located in Indiana and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deming.
Websites for Deming ...
Official Website: www.cityofdeming.org/
Communities near Deming ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Deming.
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Luna County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunshine
- From Deming to Sunshine
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Nutt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt
- Nutt is located in Luna County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nutt
- From Deming to Nutt
- Wilna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Whitewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whitewater
- From Deming to Whitewater
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deming.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deming. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deming.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deming. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Deming.
TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Deming ...
Looking for more information about Deming? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deming.
Adding Deming to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deming in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Deming post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deming.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Deming: www.cityofdeming.org/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Luna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Deming. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deming - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |