Pleasanton, New Mexico

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Pleasanton, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Pleasanton
Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 33°16′20″N108°52′32″W / 33.27222°N 108.87556°W / 33.27222; -108.87556 [1]
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Catron
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
 • Land1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
 • Water0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,607 ft (1,404 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
97
 • Density63.7/sq mi (24.59/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)MDT
Area code 575
GNIS 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]

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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%±
2020 97—
U.S. Decennial Census [12] [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "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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