Hanover, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

32°48′53″N 108°05′23″W / 32.81472°N 108.08972°W / 32.81472; -108.08972CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty GrantArea

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• Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km²) • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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6,375 ft (1,943 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total144 • Density103.08/sq mi (39.79/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

88041

Area code575GNIS feature ID2584107^[2]

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]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	144		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]^[3]

References

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