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]
Pleasanton, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
Pleasanton Location within the state of New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′20″N 108°52′22″W[1] | |
| 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) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • Total | 97 |
| • Density | 63.69/sq mi (24.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 35-58420 |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 97 | — | |
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Pleasanton was founded by Mormons in 1882.[7] The 24th child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin was born there in 1884.[8] Hamblin died of malarial fever in 1886.[9] Other polygamists, including William Maxwell, made their home in Pleasanton specifically to evade the law.[10]
In 1885 a band of Chiricahua Apache killed a group of U.S. Army soldiers in a triple cross-fire trap near Pleasanton.[11]
It is in the Reserve Independent School District.[12]
Municipalities and communities of Catron County, New Mexico, United States | ||
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County seat: Reserve | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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