Duran, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

34°27′49″N 105°22′50″W / 34.46361°N 105.38056°W / 34.46361; -105.38056CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty TorranceArea

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• Total4.69 sq mi (12.15 km²) • Land4.69 sq mi (12.15 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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6,221 ft (1,896 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total44 • Density9.38/sq mi (3.62/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code575GNIS feature ID2584090^[2]

Duran is a census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. Duran is located at the junction of U.S. Route 54 and New Mexico State Road 3, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Vaughn. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35.^[4]

History

Duran was laid out in 1902 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[5] A post office has been in operation at Duran since 1902.^[6]

Vaughn Municipal Schools is the local school district.^[7]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	44		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]^[3]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duran, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ Harris, Linda G. (2003). Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past. UNM Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-8263-2908-0.
^ "Torrance County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.