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]
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] |
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][2] | |||
Education
editIt is in the Las Vegas City Schools.[8] Its high school is Robertson High School.
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "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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