Watrous, New Mexico

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
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°47′26″N 104°58′54″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Mora
Area [1]
• 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  (2020)[2]
• 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

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

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Watrous". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
6. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 377. ISBN 0826316891.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mora County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.