Grants, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico | |
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| Nickname: Uranium Capital of the World | |
| Motto: "City of Spirit" | |
Location of Grants, New Mexico | |
Grants, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°08′50″N 107°51′05″W / 35.14722°N 107.85139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Founded | 1872 (as Los Alamitos) |
| Founded by | Don Jesus Blea |
| Named after | Canadian brothers Angus, Lewis and John Grant (as Grants) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Garcia |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.91 sq mi (38.62 km2) |
| • Land | 14.91 sq mi (38.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,454 ft (1,967 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,163 |
| • Density | 614.4/sq mi (237.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87020 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-30490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410646 |
| Website | www |
Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about 78 miles (126 km) west of Albuquerque. The population was 9,163 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Cibola County.
Grants is located on Historic Route 66, and along the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.