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Watrous, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W / 35.79056°N 104.98167°W / 35.79056; -104.98167
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Watrous, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Watrous, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W / 35.79056°N 104.98167°W / 35.79056; -104.98167
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Area
[1]
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
6,421 ft (1,957 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total99
 • Density173.99/sq mi (67.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87753
Area code575
GNIS feature ID896280[3]

Watrous is a census-designated place in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 135 as of the 2010 census. Watrous has a post office with ZIP code 87753, which opened on April 14, 1868.[4][5] The community is located along Interstate 25. It was named after merchant and landowner Samuel Watrous, who moved to New Mexico from Vermont in 1835.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202099—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2]

Education

It is in the Las Vegas City Schools.[8] Its high school is Robertson High School.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Watrous". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 377. ISBN 0826316891.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mora County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-12.



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