Newkirk is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in Guadalupe County,

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, United States. The community is located at the junction of

Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States, southeastern and Southwestern United States, southwestern portions of the United States. At a leng ...

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) is 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 high ...

also passes through the community. Its population was 7 as of the 2010 census. Newkirk has a

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serving ZIP Code 88431, and a service station.

History

Newkirk was originally called Conant, it was founded in the early 20th century along Route 66. In the 1930s Newkirk had several restaurants, cabins, four gas stations, as well as De Baca's Trading Post. It is now considered a

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Geography

Climate

Demographics

Education

Its school district is

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Notable person

* Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (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