Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec, New Mexico
Kinteel [1][2][3][4]
Aztec Public Library
Aztec Public Library
Location within San Juan County and New Mexico
Location within San Juan County and New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°49′32″N 107°59′34″W / 36.82556°N 107.99278°W / 36.82556; -107.99278[5]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Area
 • Total
17.15 sq mi (44.41 km2)
 • Land17.06 sq mi (44.19 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation5,820 ft (1,770 m)
Population
 • Total
6,201
 • Density363.44/sq mi (140.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87410
Area code505
FIPS code35-05780
GNIS ID2409767[5]
Websiteaztecnm.gov

Aztec is a city in, and the county seat of, San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.[5][8] The city population was 6,126 as of the 2022 population estimate.[9] The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec. Aztec was the site of the Aztec, New Mexico crashed saucer hoax and near the site of Project Gasbuggy. The Aztec Museum hosts interpretive displays and preserved materials documenting each of the above as well as the settlement of the Aztec area.

  1. ^ Young, Robert W.; Morgan, William (1943). The Navajo Language: The Elements of Navaho Grammar with a Dictionary in Two Parts Containing Basic Vocabularies of Navaho and English. U.S. Indian Service, Education Division. p. 120.
  2. ^ Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Education, United States Department of the Interior (1958). "Navajo-English Dictionary". digscholarship.unco.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Navajo Place Names: An Observer's Guide. J. Norton Publishers. 1995. pp. 3, 7, 8. ISBN 978-0-88432-825-4.
  4. ^ "Aztec, New Mexico | The Tony Hillerman Portal". ehillerman.unm.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aztec, New Mexico
  6. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Aztec city, New Mexico". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

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