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Quemado, New Mexico
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 Quemado, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Quemado, New Mexico
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Catron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,902 ft (2,104 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 228 |
| • Density | 127/sq mi (49.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
Quemado is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 228. Walter De Maria's 1977 art installation, The Lightning Field, is between Quemado and Pie Town, New Mexico.
Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was reared in Quemado.
Images for kids
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Antler tree in Quemado, 2006
See also
In Spanish: Quemado (Nuevo México) para niños
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