Watrous, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
Watrous, New Mexico Watrous, New Mexico | |
Coordinates: 35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W / 35.79056°N 104.98167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Mora |
Area | |
• Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 6,421 ft (1,957 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 99 |
• Density | 173.99/sq mi (67.14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87753 |
Area code | 575 |
GNIS feature ID | 896280[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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 99 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2] |
Education
It is in the Las Vegas City Schools.[8] Its high school is Robertson High School.
References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Watrous". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 377. ISBN 0826316891.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mora County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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