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Summary for Lordsburg

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Located in: Hidalgo County (see below)

Time Zone: Lordsburg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 575

Elevation: 4,260 feet [1,298.45 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lordsburg)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	2,397 (14.3% decrease since 2010)
2010:	2,797 (17.22% decrease since 2000)
2000:	3,379

Total Area:<4> 8.39 sq. miles [21.7 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 1,269

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lordsburg:

Lat: 32.348000° (or 32°20'52" N)

Lon: -108.709500° (or -108°42'34" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lordsburg<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lordsburg

GNIS ID: 2410872

FIPS State / Place Code: 35 / 42180

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lordsburg)

About Hidalgo County

The city of Lordsburg is the County Seat for Hidalgo County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hidalgo)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,198 (13.69% decrease since 2010)
2010	4,864 (18% decrease since 2000)
2000:	5,932

Total Area: 3,445 sq. miles [8,925.1 km²]

Housing Units: 2,393

Official Website: https://hidalgocounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hidalgo

GNIS ID: 929106

FIPS State / County Code: 35 / 023

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lordsburg)

About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,099,634 (1.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,059,179 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website: https://www.nm.gov/

Tourism: https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/

Fishing: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/licenses-permits/

Hunting: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID: 897535

FIPS State: 35

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lordsburg)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Lordsburg is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area to the west is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lordsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lordsburg. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lordsburg, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lordsburg.