Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Village and county seat in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Fort Sumner, New Mexico?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the town in New Mexico. For the military fort charged with interning New Mexico at the Bosque Redondo reservation, see Fort Sumner. For the South Carolina fort where the U.S. Civil War began, see Fort Sumter. For other uses, see Fort Sumner (disambiguation).
Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.[3] The population was 1,031 at the 2010 U.S. Census,[4] down from the figure of 1,249 recorded in 2000. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, and is home to the burial site of famed outlaw of the American West, Billy the Kid, who was shot and killed there in 1881.
Quick Facts Country, State ...
Fort Sumner, New Mexico | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 34°28′18″N 104°14′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | De Baca |
Area | |
• Total | 3.35 sq mi (8.66 km2) |
• Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 4,032 ft (1,229 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 889 |
• Density | 268.17/sq mi (103.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 88119 |
Area code | 575 |
FIPS code | 35-27340 |
GNIS feature ID | 923600 |
Close