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Pleasanton, New Mexico
Pleasanton, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Pleasanton, New Mexico
Pleasanton, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Catron
Area
 • Total 1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
 • Land 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
4,607 ft (1,404 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 97
 • Density 63.69/sq mi (24.59/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) MDT
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 2584182

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. It was renowned as a safehaven for Mormon polygamists for several years.

History

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

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

Education

It is in the Reserve Independent School District.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 97
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Pleasanton (Nuevo México) para niños

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