Springer (New Mexico)
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Location in New Mexico
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Mexico | ||
| County : | Colfax County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 22 ′ N , 104 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1.006 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 264.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1767 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 87729, 87747 | ||
| Area code : | +1 575 | ||
| FIPS : | 35-74800 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0895273 | ||
Springer is a small town in Colfax County in the US state of New Mexico .
geography
Springer is 50 kilometers south of Raton , 30 kilometers southeast of Cimarron and about 150 kilometers northeast of Santa Fe . The Interstate 25 highway touches the city to the west.
history
The area was initially an occasional meeting place for the indigenous people and was later used by Spanish shepherds as grazing land for their flocks of sheep. After the Mexican-American War , the region was part of American territory. The large landowner Lucien B. Maxwell sold his holdings known as Maxwell Land Grant to English and Dutch investors and the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company was founded. When the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway planned to expand their route, it became clear that the nearby and much larger town of Cimarron would not be on the railway line. Frank Springer , a lawyer from Iowa who , as President of the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company, worked closely with the managers of the Atcheson Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, offered the new railway line free right of way, timber for building bridges, pure spring water and To provide coal for the supply of the locomotives as well as financial aid. In gratitude for his commitment, the city was named "Springer" in his honor. From 1881 to 1897, the city was then the administrative seat of Colfax County. Historically valuable buildings, such as the Brown Hotel, were built in the following years. Other structures such as the Mills House , the RH Cowan Livery Stable and the former Colfax County Courthouse , which now serves as a museum, are on the National Register of Historic Places .
Colfax County Courthouse
Brown Hotel
Downtown Springer, 2008
The city is now also active in tourism and offers tours of the historic Santa Fe Trail that passes nearby .
Demographics
In 2012 a population of 1006 people was determined, which means a decrease of 21.7% compared to the year 2000. The average age of the residents in 2012 was 48.7 years, slightly above the average for New Mexico, which was 45.5 years.
64.8% of today's residents are of Hispanic origin. Other immigrant groups during the early days of the city came from Germany (9.6%) and Ireland ( 5.6%) .
