Cliff is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cliff had a population of 284. History Cliff and the nearby town of Gila were settled in 1884, in the Gila River Valley. The area was and is primarily a ranching and farming community.SouthWest New Mexico, Historic Silver City Area Scenic Tours, page 19, 2008. The local Cliff Post Office was established on August 4, 1894.
Stolen de Kooning painting In 2017, Woman-Ochre, a 1955 painting by Willem de Kooning, which was stolen from the University Of Arizona Museum Of Art in 1985, was found in the home of a recently deceased couple in Cliff.
Culture The annual Grant County Fair is held annually at the adjoining fairgrounds next to Cliff High School.
Education Cliff schools are part of the Silver Consolidated School District. The District's main office is located in Silver City.
Cliff Elementary School (K-6) Students: 124 Teachers: 7.7 Cliff High School (7-12) Students 155 Teachers 12.1
Transportation U.S. Route 180 connects Cliff to Silver City, and NM 211 connects Cliff to Gila.
Points of interest Bill Evan's Lake Gila Riparian Preserve Gila Valley Deli & Bakery
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