Pleasanton, New Mexico
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Pleasanton, New Mexico | |
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  Pleasanton Location within the state of New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′20″N 108°52′32″W / 33.27222°N 108.87556°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 | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,607 ft (1,404 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 97 |
| • Density | 63.7/sq mi (24.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584182[1] |
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 2020 census, Pleasanton had a population of 97.[4] It was renowned as a safehaven for Mormon polygamists for several years.[5]
Pleasanton was founded by Mormons in 1882.[6] The 24th child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin was born there in 1884.[7] Hamblin died of malarial fever in 1886.[8] Other polygamists, including William Maxwell, made their home in Pleasanton specifically to evade the law.[9]
In 1885 a band of Chiricahua Apache killed a group of U.S. Army soldiers in a triple cross-fire trap near Pleasanton.[10]
Education
It is in the Reserve Independent School District.[11]
