Quay County, New Mexico
11 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,564
- Median household income
- $41,946
- ±14,822
- Unemployed
- 7.4%
- 289 of 3,892 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.4%
- 3,354 of 4,389 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Quay | 8,656 (2021) | Po Box 1246, Tucumcari | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tucumcari | 5,207 (2021) | Po Box 1188, Tucumcari | Website |
| Village of House | 55 (2021) | Po Box 682, House | — |
| Village of Logan | 970 (2021) | Po Box 7, Logan | — |
| Village of San Jon | 195 (2021) | Po Box 37, San Jon | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Hurley Conservation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1167, Tucumcari | Website |
| Ute Lake Ranch Public Improvement District No 2 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1226, Tucumcari | — |
| Quay County Boll Weevil Control District | Other natural resources | Po Box 1246, Tucumcari | — |
| Canadian River Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 706 S 1st St, Tucumcari | Website |
| Southwest Quay Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1304 County Road Ab, Melrose | — |
| Liberty Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | 10330 State Hwy 104, Tucumcari | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HOUSE
School district3 schools
309 N APPLE ST, House, NM, 88121
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LOGAN
School district4 schools
301 NORTH 2ND ST, Logan, NM, 88426
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SAN JON
School district3 schools
7TH & ELM STREET, San Jon, NM, 88434
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TUCUMCARI
School district3 schools
700 WEST AMAROSA, Tucumcari, NM, 88401
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Fort Sumner Farmers' Market ()
Deaf Smith Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market (200 E. Park Avenue Hereford)
Tri-County Farmers' Market (Las Vegas)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.