Newkirk is a village in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and New Mexico State Road 129; historic

U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...

also passes through the community. Its population was 7 as of the 2010 census. Newkirk has a post office serving ZIP Code 88431, and a service station. It is part of the Newkirk Census Designated Place (CDP). Newkirk was originally called Conant, it was founded in the early 20th century. In the 1930s Newkirk had four gas stations, several restaurants, De Baca's Trading Post, and a scattering of cabins.

Demographics

Education

Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.

Notable person

Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (May 16, 1894 – October 14, 1991) was an American educator, nutritionist, activist and writer. Cabeza de Baca is also known as the inventor of the U-shaped fried taco shell. She was also the first known published a ...

(1894-1991) - educator, nutritionist, activist, writer, inventor of the u-shaped fried taco shell.

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Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Guadalupe County, New Mexico Ghost towns in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub