Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2010 U.S. Census, down from the figure of 1,249 recorded in 2000. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, and is home to the burial site of famed outlaw of the American West, Billy the Kid, who was shot and killed there in 1881.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico | |
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Village | |
Downtown Fort Sumner in 2003 | |
Location of Fort Sumner, New Mexico | |
Fort Sumner, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′18″N 104°14′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | De Baca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.35 sq mi (8.66 km2) |
| • Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,032 ft (1,229 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 889 |
| • Density | 268.17/sq mi (103.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88119 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-27340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 923600 |
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