Hanover, New Mexico

Hanover is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census. Hanover has a post office with ZIP code 88041.[4][5] New Mexico State Road 152 and New Mexico State Road 356 pass through the community. The town was named after the local Hanover Mines. Sofio Henkel, one of the original settlers, came from Hanover, Germany, in 1841 and mined until 1843, when he was driven away by Apaches.[6]

Hanover, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Hanover is located in New Mexico
Hanover
Hanover
Hanover is located in the United States
Hanover
Hanover
Coordinates: 32°48′48″N 108°05′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyGrant
Area
[1]
 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,368 ft (1,941 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total144
 • Density103.08/sq mi (39.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88041
Area code575
GNIS feature ID906824[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020144—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "Hanover". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 161. ISBN 0826316891.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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