Census Data for Playas

So far, we found very little information about Playas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Playas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Playas, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Playas has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Playas, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Hidalgo County ...

Playas is located in Hidalgo County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hidalgo County.

Miscellaneous Information for Playas ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Hidalgo County or the community of Playas:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Playas:
- GNIS ID for Playas: 896884
- GNIS ID for Hidalgo County: 929106
- GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 35 (New Mexico)
- County Code: 023 (Hidalgo County)
- Place Code: 58210 (Playas)
- State & County Code: 35/023 (New Mexico / Hidalgo County)
- State & Place Code: 35/58210 (New Mexico / Playas)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Playas would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Playas.

Footnotes ...

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We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Playas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

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If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.