Hatch New Mexico is a small dot on the map, between Las Cruces New Mexico and Truth or Consequences New Mexico. Hatch itself was incorporated in the 1920 s and has had almost no actual population growth within the village limits since. This does not mean that the community has not grown. These communities include Placitas, Rodey, Rincon, Salem, Garfield, and the newest community, Milagro. Hatch does have its own grocery stores, hardware, gas and other conveniences, just on a smaller scale than most communities.
Most residents meet either in the coffee shops or at the post office.
Most everyone looks familiar, and gossip is popular. Hatch has its own school district with about 20 school buses running every school day picking up and dropping off students. Some of the routes include levy roads and bridges, and one way tree shaded roads originally built for the horse and buggy. By today s standards, a step back in time. The Internet was unheard of just a year or two ago, by most, and many still find no use for the super highway.