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Grants, New Mexico

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Grants census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87020. The Survey maps it on the Grants quadrangle. 9,163 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,460 feet above sea level.

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Grants within Cibola County

On record in Grants

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Grants fell from 9,182 to 9,163 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.

YearPeople Change
20109,182
20209,163-19 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 15 photographs shown, 1943 to 2020

Taken 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.

A sort of drive-through "selfie" site for cars (and their occupants) in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
A sort of drive-through "selfie" site for cars (and their occupants) in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Grants, New Mexico. Cultivated fields along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico. This land, farmed by Mormons, shipped over a thousand carloads of carrots, lettuce, peas, etc., last year
Grants, New Mexico. Cultivated fields along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico. This land, farmed by Mormons, shipped over a thousand carloads of carrots, lettuce, peas, etc., last year
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Howard and Kathleen Meehan's "Fire and Ice" sculpture outside the mining museum in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Howard and Kathleen Meehan's "Fire and Ice" sculpture outside the mining museum in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Grants, New Mexico. Passing a troop train stopping for coal and water on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico. Passing a troop train stopping for coal and water on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
The 1912 produce and meat market at dusk in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
The 1912 produce and meat market at dusk in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Lux Theatre, a 1937 movie house that has been abandoned since a boiler fire damaged the building in 1970 in Grants, New Mexico
The Lux Theatre, a 1937 movie house that has been abandoned since a boiler fire damaged the building in 1970 in Grants, New Mexico
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Christmas display on the grounds of St. Teresa of Avila School in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Christmas display on the grounds of St. Teresa of Avila School in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A fading motorcyclist-themed mural on the side of the Lux Theatre, a 1937 movie house that has been abandoned since a boiler fire damaged the building in 1970 in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
A fading motorcyclist-themed mural on the side of the Lux Theatre, a 1937 movie house that has been abandoned since a boiler fire damaged the building in 1970 in the small New Mexico city of Grants, along old U.S. Route 66 between Albuquerque and Gallup
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Cibola County

Fires near this place

23 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Grants between 1994 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined10
Debris and open burning7
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2011Natural1.0 acresCibola National ForestRINCONADA
19 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBernalillo DistrictCRASH
14 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyTRANSFER
26 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficeCOLLEGE
26 July 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficeTOWER
8 June 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficeTHE 85
3 June 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficePARSON LN
28 June 2020Smokingunder an acreBernalillo District20-62010737X

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cibola County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Grants: 8 producers, 7 past producers, 6 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Flea MineClayPast Producer
Lone Pine 3 MineVanadium, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BaritePast Producer1954, 1955
Name Unknown Bentonite ProspectBentoniteOccurrenceSedimentary
Grants Perlite MillPerliteProducer
United States Gypsum Perlite MinePerlitePast Producer
Griego Pit and CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marinelli PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Materials Pit 57-127-FSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Roadway PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hamilton PitLimestone, DimensionProducer

Every working recorded in Cibola County

Storms near this place

12 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grants in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodGrants$250,000Three bridges were damaged from flood waters northeast of Grants. A dozen jersey barriers were washed 100 yards downstream at low water crossings along Lobo Canyon. The most significant damage occurred to the George Hannish Bridge. Bridges along county roads 19A and 19D were also impacted.
September 1997Heavy RainGrants$100,000no account filed
June 2024Flash FloodGrants$50,000The Cibola County Emergency manager reported multiple vehicle rescues from flood waters. The Rio San Jose was out of its banks between Sargent and Davis Streets with several streets flooded in town. Swift moving water several inches deep was observed over First Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Damage is an estimate.
May 2018HailGrants-Significant hail covering Interstate 40 resulted in motor vehicle crashes between mile markers 76 and 77. Hail size has been estimated.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGrants-A wind gust up to 68 mph reported at Lookout Ranch.
July 2013Funnel CloudGrants-Photos of a small funnel cloud over the Grants area were received from the public.
June 2024HailGrants-no account filed
May 2007HailGrants-no account filed
June 2007HailGrants-no account filed
August 2005Flash FloodGrants-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGrants-no account filed
September 1997HailGrants-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cibola County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Milan2.6 miles20
San Rafael2.9 miles19
Golden Acres5.3 miles20
Toltec5.6 miles20
Broadview5.7 miles20
Lobo Canyon8.2 miles20
Anzac8.6 miles18
Bluewater10.3 miles19

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 GrantsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q545727The 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 933386. 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.