Pleasanton, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
33°16′20″N 108°52′32″W / 33.27222°N 108.87556°W / 33.27222; -108.87556[1]CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyCatronArea
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 • Total1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2) • Land1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)Elevation
[1]
4,607 ft (1,404 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total97 • Density63.69/sq mi (24.59/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)MDTArea code575GNIS feature ID2584182[1]

Pleasanton is a census-designated place in the Williams Valley of Catron County, south of Glenwood and north of Cliff, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 106.[4] It was renowned as a safehaven for Mormon polygamists for several years.[5]

History

Pleasanton was founded by Mormons in 1882.[6] The 24th child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin was born there in 1884.[7] Hamblin died of malarial fever in 1886.[8] Other polygamists, including William Maxwell, made their home in Pleasanton specifically to evade the law.[9]

In 1885 a band of Chiricahua Apache killed a group of U.S. Army soldiers in a triple cross-fire trap near Pleasanton.[10]

Education

It is in the Reserve Independent School District.[11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202097—
U.S. Decennial Census[12][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasanton, New Mexico
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pleasanton CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ^ McClintock, J. (1921) Mormon Settlement in Arizona: A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Retrieved 6/14/07.
  6. ^ McClintock, J. (1921).
  7. ^ Reilly, P.T. (1970) The Amarilla Hamblin Lee Interview. University of Utah Marriott Library. Retrieved 6/14/07.
  8. ^ McClintock, J. (1921)
  9. ^ Udall, S. (2002) The Forgotten Founders: Rethinking the History of the Old West. Island Press. P. 47.
  10. ^ (nd) Native American timeline of events Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6/14/07.
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Catron County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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