Wagon Mound, New Mexico
| Wagon Mound, New Mexico | |
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Village of Wagon Mound
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 Location of Wagon Mound, New Mexico |
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 Wagon Mound, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 36°0′26″N 104°42′26″W / 36.00722°N 104.70722°WCoordinates: 36°0′26″N 104°42′26″W / 36.00722°N 104.70722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Mora |
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| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,201 ft (1,890 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 369 |
| • Density | 364.1/sq mi (140.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 87735, 87752 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-83340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0915913 |
Wagon Mound is a village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is named after and located at the foot of a butte called Wagon Mound, which was a landmark for covered wagon trains and traders going up and down the Santa Fe Trail and is now Wagon Mound National Historic Landmark. The shape of the mound is said to resemble a Conestoga wagon. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 369. It was also called Santa Clara for many years. The village, with brightly painted houses and several stores and shops, is located on the plains of northeastern New Mexico. Interstate 25, which skirts the west side of town, gives a view of the majority of the town. Wagon Mound is not growing rapidly, but it has seen new construction along I-25, with new buildings on the northeast side of town as well.
Wagon Mound is located at 36°0′26″N 104°42′26″W / 36.00722°N 104.70722°W (36.007223, -104.707194).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 369 people, 172 households, and 99 families residing in the village. The population density was 364.1 people per square mile (141.1/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 226.9 per square mile (87.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 45.53% White, 51.22% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 87.80% of the population.
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