Mosquero, New Mexico

Mosquero is a village in Harding and San Miguel counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The population was 93 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> down from 120 in 2000. It is the county seat of Harding County;<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> only a small portion of the village extends into San Miguel County.

Geography

New Mexico State Road 39 passes through the village, leading southeast Template:Convert to Logan and northwest Template:Convert to Roy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

History

The site was a water stop along the Dawson Railway, built in 1902 from Tucumcari to Dawson.<ref name="Myrick_1990">Myrick, David, ‘’New Mexico’s Railroads, A Historic Survey’’, University of New Mexico Press 1990. Template:ISBN</ref> The name in Spanish translates as "swarm of flies", reputedly from the flies that were drawn to carcasses of bison hunted by local native tribes. The village was founded in 1908 by Benjamin Brown, and a post office was established here in that year.<ref name="Pearce_1965">Pearce, T.M., editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. Template:ISBN</ref>

The community developed as a farming and stock-raising and shipping point, with a dry ice plant, using carbon dioxide from local wells drilled into the Bravo Dome carbon dioxide gas field, which lies beneath Harding and Union counties. The railroad, absorbed into the Southern Pacific, was removed in 1950 and the population dwindled after the dry ice plant was destroyed.<ref>https://www.villageofmosquero.com/ Template:Bare URL inline</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 120 people, 60 households, and 33 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 86 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 70.00% White, 25.83% from other races, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 77.50% of the population.

There were 60 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $19,167 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,915. There were 14.6% of families and 21.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 41.4% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.

Education

Mosquero Municipal School District provides education from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. A little over 100 students attend the district. The school offers students to participate in Future Farmers of America, The Harding County Roundup, a student-led newspaper; and a media club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mosquero high school is home to a track team. <ref>https://www.nmact.org/file/2024_A3A_Track_Final_Results.pdf</ref> Additionally, Mosquero and Roy Municipal Schools host collaborative basketball, volleyball, and 6 man football teams. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Clear left

Notable person

• Donald Enlow, orthodontics scientist

Gallery

• Mosquero post office & water tower
  Mosquero post office & water tower
• Goodnight-Loving Trail marker
  Goodnight-Loving Trail marker
• Mosquero Water Tower
  Mosquero Water Tower