Texico

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Texico
Curry County New Mexico Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Texico Highlighted.svg
Location in New Mexico
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Mexico
County : Curry County
Coordinates : 34 ° 23 ′  N , 103 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 23 ′  N , 103 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 1,065 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 507.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.1 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.1 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1264 m
Postal code : 88135
Area code : +1 505
FIPS : 35-77250
GNIS ID : 0915905

Texico is a city in the east of the US state New Mexico in Curry County . Texico has 1065 inhabitants (2000 census) of which 9% are German. The area is 2.1 km². The name comes from T exas and M exico , as Texico is on the border with Texas .

The American comedy Swing Vote from 2008 by Joshua Michael Stern is set in Texico , where the film was also shot.