Anthony, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Anthony census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88021. It stands on Anthony Wash. The Survey maps it on the Anthony quadrangle. 8,693 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,802 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAnthony fell from 9,360 to 8,693 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,360 | |
| 2020 | 8,693 | -667 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS La Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Anthony quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Anthony quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph, 2021Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2021. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Anthony between 1992 and 2019, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 404 |
| 2 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CCT |
| 28 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COACH FIRE |
| 15 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WET AND WILD |
| 1 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDIAN |
| 16 December 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | PASS |
| 12 December 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | I-10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Anthony: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Geothermal, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berino Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #1 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Evaporite, Marine | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Evaporite, Marine | |
| Materials Pit 57-91-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 57-92-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anthony in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Hail | Anthony | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anthony | $25,000 | Two outflows from nearby thunderstorms collided over the Chaparral area which created a gustnado as well as straight-line wind damage. There was a complete collapse of a well built outbuilding/garage. The roof separated from the walls allowing the wind to get inside and under the roof structure. The roof debris scattered towards the west and northwest and was displaced approximately 50 yards from the foundation. The walls collapsed afterwards with all of the walls falling in a southward direction. Metal fencing attached to a rock wall was ripped off. An RV camper rolled on it's side and was damaged by flying debris. There was a metal shed that collapsed as winds lifted the roof from the structure. Finally, an outdoor shed was completely destroyed with debris scattered up to 100 yards towards the northwest. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anthony | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off a 190 foot long horse barn roof. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Anthony | $20,000 | The remnants of Dolly brought 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain to southern Dona Ana County. Water was knee deep in Chaparral, and Highway 28 was flooded south of La Union. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Anthony | $20,000 | Up to 30 homes were flooded in Anthony. Sandbags were requested for this area as well as nearby Mesquite (just to the north). |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Anthony | $10,000 | Heavy rain led to the flooding of yards in Anthony, New Mexico. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Anthony | $10,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported 3 inches of rain within an hour in Chaparral, and the surrounding neighborhood was flooded. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anthony | $2,000 | A trailer on Paloma Blanca in Chaparral had it's roof removed. Report via Twitter. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Anthony | - | Flooding was reported throughout the cities of Anthony and La Union. CoCoRaHS observations had between 2 to 3 inches of rain having fallen in the area through the morning into the early afternoon. The driest of arroyos were running full at the peak of the event. An earthen dam was breached causing significant flooding of homes and streets in La Union. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Anthony | - | Nickel to quarter size hail feel for 10 minutes, along with an inch of rain in 30 minutes. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Anthony | - | Major street flooding occurred from north of Anthony NM into northwestern El Paso County. Numerous stalled cars were observed from Interstate 10. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anthony | - | Winds estimated at 65 mph reduced visibilities to 500 feet in blowing sand in Chaparral. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Anthony | - | A slow-moving line of thunderstorms dropped heavy rain on southern Dona Ana County, resulting in significant street flooding in Anthony. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Anthony | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anthony | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Anthony | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flood | Anthony | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacienda Acres | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| El Ojito | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Berino | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| La Union | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Chamberino | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| La Union Vieja | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Vado | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| La Mesa | 9.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Anthony | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2056427 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920558. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







