Happy Valley, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
32°25′26″N 104°17′27″W / 32.42389°N 104.29083°W / 32.42389; -104.29083CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyEddyArea • Total2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) • Land2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)Elevation3,209 ft (978 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total617 • Density287.65/sq mi (111.06/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code575GNIS feature ID2584108[2]

Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 519 as of the 2010 census.[4] The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was manufactured here. It was named because the lack of land use regulations made residents happy.[5]

Geography

The community is approximately two miles west of the west edge of Carlsbad. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.159 square miles (5.59 km2), of which 2.156 square miles (5.58 km2) are land and 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km2) are water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020617—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

It is within the Carlsbad Municipal School District,[7] which operates Carlsbad High School.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Happy Valley, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 161. ISBN 0826316891.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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