Bayard, New Mexico
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Bayard, New Mexico

Bayard is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is near Santa Rita, east of Silver City. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census.

It is located in east-central Grant County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.45 km2), all land. The city is in the valley of Whitewater Creek, a seasonal south-flowing tributary of the Mimbres River.

U.S. Route 180 passes through Bayard as Tom Foy Boulevard and Central Avenue, leading northwest 2 miles (3 km) to Santa Clara and 9 miles (14 km) to Silver City, and south 42 miles (68 km) to Deming and Interstate 10. New Mexico State Road 356 leads northeast from Bayard 5 miles (8 km) up the Whitewater Creek valley to Hanover.

Bayard is located in the southern foothills of the Pinos Altos Range and Mogollon Mountains in the southwestern portion of New Mexico and situated east of the Continental Divide at an elevation of approximately 5,800 feet (1,800 m). Gila National Forest lies north from here. A semi-arid desert of predominantly grasses and yucca is in Bayard's southern portion.

As of the 2020 census, Bayard had a population of 2,116. The median age was 40.9 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.8 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 865 households in Bayard, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.9% were married-couple households, 19.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,031 housing units, of which 16.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.

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