Sunshine, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Sunshine is located in New Mexico
Sunshine
Sunshine
Sunshine is located in the United States
Sunshine
Sunshine
Coordinates: 32°08′18″N 107°45′10″W / 32.13833°N 107.75278°W / 32.13833; -107.75278
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLuna
Area
[1]
 • Total17.64 sq mi (45.67 km2)
 • Land17.64 sq mi (45.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,249 ft (1,295 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total487
 • Density27.62/sq mi (10.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID919950[3]

Sunshine is a census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 420 as of the 2010 census.[4] New Mexico State Road 11 passes through the community.

Geography

Sunshine is located at 32°08′04″N 107°47′02″W / 32.134393°N 107.783798°W / 32.134393; -107.783798. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 17.635 square miles (45.67 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020487—
U.S. Decennial Census[5][2]

Education

Like other areas in Luna County, the community is in the Deming Public Schools school district.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sunshine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luna County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.


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