Mayhill (New Mexico)
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Location in New Mexico
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1904 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Mexico | ||
| County : | Otero County, New Mexico | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 53 ′ N , 105 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 80 (as of July 1, 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 3.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 24.63 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) thereof 24.61 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) land |
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| Height : | 2004 m | ||
| Postal code : | 88339 | ||
| Area code : | +1 (575) | ||
| FIPS : | 35-47150 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2584153 | ||
Mayhill is a small town in Otero County in the US state of New Mexico .
geography
Mayhill is located in the southern portion of the state on US Highway 82 , which runs from Brunswick, Georgia to Alamogordo . The New Mexico State Route 130 ends here, after Cloudcroft leads and runs parallel to US Highway 82nd
The site is 2,004 meters above sea level in James Canyon in the eastern Sacramento Mountains . Mayhill is surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest . The Rio Penasco flows east along Mayhill.
The next largest cities are:
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Tularosa 55 km |
Ruidoso 55 km |
Roswell, New Mexico 105 km |
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Alamogordo 45 km |
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Artesia (New Mexico) 100 km |
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El Paso, Texas 97 miles |
Dell City 109 km |
Carlsbad (New Mexico) 80 miles |
history
On January 18, 1855, the Mescalero Apaches killed Captain Henry W. Stanton and many soldiers of his company on the Rio Penasco, a memorial plaque in the village commemorates this.
The settlement began in 1873 with Albert M. Coe (born Jan 28, 1846 - May 16, 1912), whose brother Frank had fought with Billy the Kid in the Lincoln County Cattle War. He built the later Jim Mahill Ranch on the Rio Penasco , one of whose log cabins still exists today. As a result, further pioneers settled here from 1878. In 1881 Albert Coe married his childhood sweetheart Mary Mahill (1862-1953) from his former home in Missouri . Their parents, John and Sara Mahill, moved in with them a year later and bought the land around what is now the village square for $ 300 from John James, who settled here in 1879 and was the namesake of James Canyon . The house you built is still owned by the family today.
The first post office opened in 1885 under the name Upper Penasco with Mary Coe as postmaster. In 1904 the post office and with it the village was officially referred to as Mayhill. This was presumably a spelling mistake by the postal authority of the name Mahill. Attempts to correct the mistake were unsuccessful.
population
| year | Residents | households |
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| 2000 | 51 | 27 |
| 2010 | 75 | 34 |
| 2016 | 80 | 36 |
In 2000, 21.5% of the population was over 64 years old, 54.9% between 18 and 64 years old, and 23.6% under 18 years old. 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female.
In 2010, 33.33% of the population was over 64 years old, 53.33% between 18 and 64 years old, and 13.34% under 18 years old. 51% of the population was male.
Including the farms and ranches in the surrounding area, a total of 858 people in 388 households lived in the catchment area in 2016.
economy
Mayhill's economy is largely dominated by livestock , agriculture and forestry . Tourism also plays an important role. Especially in summer, the Sacramento Mountains landscape attracts tourists and hunters, who have holiday homes, a campsite and log cabins in the woods. Next to the post office there is a gas station and a hotel with a café on the main street.
research
Mayhill is known to astronomers through several observatories:
- Remote Astronomical Society Observatory of New Mexico ( IAU Code H06)
- Tzec Maun Observatory ( IAU Code H10)
- TechDome Observatory ( IAU Code H12) (private)
- ISON-NM Observatory ( IAU Code H15)
- P2 Observatory ( IAU Code I50)
- Heaven on Earth Observatory ( IAU Code V30) (private)
- Hazardous Observatory ( IAU Code V31) (private)
The altitude, low light pollution and dry, good weather conditions favor astronomical observation of the sky on site. Some of these observatories, such as the Tzec Maun Observatory, can be remotely controlled online, giving students, researchers and amateur astronomers worldwide access to astronomical observations.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mayhill, New Mexico: Basic Facts. In: HomeTownLocator. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Pat Rand: Mayhill, New Mexico. (No longer available online.) In: Mountain Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016 ; accessed on July 21, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Albert M. Coe. In: Find a Grave . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Mayhill, New Mexico Population. In: CensusViewer. 2012, accessed on July 21, 2017 .
- ↑ a b 2010 Census Interactive Population Search. (No longer available online.) In: US Census Bureau . 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed on July 21, 2017 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mayhill, NM 88339 Data & Demographics. In: HomeTownLocator. July 1, 2016, accessed on July 21, 2017 .
- ^ Tzec Maun Foundation. In: Tzec Maun Foundation. 2014, accessed on July 21, 2017 .
