Pastura, New Mexico
Pastura, New Mexico | ||
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GNIS feature ID899837 | | |
Pastura is a small
2010 census it had a population of 23.[3]
History
It was established in 1901 as a watering spot for
US Postal Service built a post office in Pastura in response to its growth, and in 1907, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a 142-mile (229 km) wooden pipeline from the Sierra Blanca
mountain range to Pastura.
The small town began to decline when it was bypassed by Route 66, which passed 20 miles (32 km) to the north. When the steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives in the 1940s, the railroad no longer needed to use Pastura as a watering stop, and the town declined even further. Today the area is a small farming community.
The Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya was born in Pastura in 1937.
Geography
Pastura is located southwest of the center of Guadalupe County along
U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2), all land.[3]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 17 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5][2] | |||
Education
Vaughn Municipal Schools is the local school district.[6]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pastura CDP, New Mexico". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Northeast New Mexico – Pastura
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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