Duran is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Torrance County,
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
, United States. Duran is located at the junction of
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific an ...
and
New Mexico State Road 3, southwest of
Vaughn. As of the
2010 census, its population was 35.
History
File:Duran, New Mexico.jpg, Water tower and church
Duran was laid out in 1902 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Duran since 1902.
Education
Vaughn Municipal Schools is the local school district.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in Torrance County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Albuquerque metropolitan area
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