Silver City
Also known as Silver City, New Mexico, Silver City, NM
town in and county seat of Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Grant
- Incorporated
- January 14, 1876
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Ken Ladner
- Total
- 10.14 sq mi (26.26 km )
- Land
- 10.12 sq mi (26.21 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 5,919 ft (1,804 m)
- Density
- 958.9/sq mi (370.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−06:00 ( MDT )
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Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704.
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