Reserve, New Mexico

Reserve, New Mexico
Catron County Courthouse
Catron County Courthouse
Location of Reserve, New Mexico
Location of Reserve, New Mexico
Reserve, New Mexico is located in the United States
Reserve, New Mexico
Reserve, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°42′32″N 108°45′41″W / 33.70889°N 108.76139°W / 33.70889; -108.76139[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCatron
Area
 • Total
0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Land0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,860 ft (1,790 m)
Population
 • Total
293
 • Density526.03/sq mi (203.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87830
Area code575
FIPS code35-62620
GNIS feature ID2413582[1]

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.[4] 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.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reserve, New Mexico
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.