Wagon Mound, New Mexico

Wagon Mound, New Mexico
Village
Village of Wagon Mound
Location of Wagon Mound, New Mexico
Wagon Mound, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°0′26″N 104°42′26″W / 36.00722°N 104.70722°W / 36.00722; -104.70722
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Mora
Area [1]
• Total	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	6,201 ft (1,890 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	266
• Density	262.85/sq mi (101.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	87735, 87752
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-83340
GNIS feature ID	0915913
Website	sangres.com/newmexico/mora/wagonmound.htm

Wagon Mound is a village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is named after and located at the foot of a butte called Wagon Mound, which was a landmark for covered wagon trains and traders going up and down the Santa Fe Trail and is now Wagon Mound National Historic Landmark. It was previously an isolated ranch that housed four families that served as local traders.^[3] The shape of the mound is said to resemble a Conestoga wagon. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 314. It was also called Santa Clara for many years. The village, with brightly painted houses and several stores and shops, is located on the plains of northeastern New Mexico. Interstate 25, which skirts the western side of town, gives a view of the majority of the town. Wagon Mound is not growing rapidly, but it has seen new construction along I-25, with new buildings on the northeast side of town as well.