Reserve

Also known as Reserve, New Mexico, Reserve, NM

village in and county seat of Catron County, New Mexico, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Mexico
County: Catron
Total: 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km )
Land: 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 5,860 ft (1,790 m)
Density: 525.9/sq mi (203.06/km )
Time zone: UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC-6 (MDT)
Fips code: 35-62620

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Reserve
Population: 293
Area: 1.42865
Elevation: 1760
Image: Reserve NM - 3.jpg
Households: 135

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Commons category: Reserve, New Mexico
postal code: 87830
water as percent of area: 0
per capita income: 8554

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Article

Reserve is a village in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. The town population was 293 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Catron County. Currently the village has two grocery stores, a hardware store, a bar, fairgrounds, and a health clinic. It is the site where Elfego Baca held off a gang of Texan cowboys who wanted to kill him for arresting cowboy Charles McCarty.

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