Placitas, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Placitas is located in New Mexico
Placitas
Placitas
Coordinates: 32°39′54″N 107°10′07″W / 32.66500°N 107.16861°W / 32.66500; -107.16861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDoña Ana
Area
  Total0.143 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Land0.143 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
4,068 ft (1,240 m)
Population
  Total576
  Density4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID920664[2]

Placitas is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 576 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community is along the western border of Hatch.

Geography

Placitas is at 32°39′56″N 107°10′11″W / 32.665643°N 107.169667°W / 32.665643; -107.169667. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.143 square miles (0.37 km2), all land.[1]

Education

It is zoned to Hatch Valley Public Schools.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. "Placitas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.


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