Watrous, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W / 35.79056°N 104.98167°W / 35.79056; -104.98167CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty MoraArea

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• 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 code575GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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.
^ ^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.