| Official Name: | Hurley, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Nickname: | Brindley Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.64 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1256 |
| Population Density Km2: | 475.35 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1231.37 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5716 |
| Coordinates: | 32.7014°N -108.1272°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88043 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-33850 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412784 |
Hurley is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,297 at the 2010 census,[2] down from 1,464 in 2000.
Hurley is located in east-central Grant County. U.S. Route 180 passes through the town, leading north 4miles to Bayard, and southeast to Deming and Interstate 10.
The Grant County Airport and the hamlet and ranch of Apache Tejo are approximately three miles south of Hurley.
The large, open pit Chino Mine and its related facilities lie just to the east of Hurley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.65km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.36%, is water.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,464 people, 563 households, and 407 families residing in the town. The population density was 1433sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 650 housing units at an average density of 636.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 71.79% White, 0.14% African American, 2.05% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 23.43% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.31% of the population.
There were 563 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $31,181. Males had a median income of $29,667 versus $16,528 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,999. About 14.4% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Scenes from the action Western film The Lone Ranger were filmed in locations around Hurley.[4]