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FolsomNM

A town of 11.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Population
11
residents
Median age
73.2
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

11 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
DroughtWildfireInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Folsom has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–46°
Spring32–63°
Summer53–83°
Fall35–65°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Folsom is

Folsom beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outFolsomNM
Fewer uninsured adults11.1%15.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth22.3%14.2%
Miners' Colfax Medical Center
29.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Folsom, New Mexico flood 1908
1908 · Folsom, New Mexico flood 1908 · Wikimedia Commons
Folsom’s story

Folsom in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Main street of Folsom, New Mexico flood 1908Folsom archeological site Wild horse Arroyo before 1922Carl Schwachheim shows the Folsom point
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About Folsom

Village in Union County, New Mexico, United States

Folsom is a village in Union County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Folsom had a population of 51. The town was named from Frances Folsom, the fiancée of President Grover Cleveland.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
51
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
6,391 ft
ZIP code
88419

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