Pastura, New Mexico
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History
It was established in 1901 as a watering spot for steam trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2] In 1903 the US Postal Service built a post office in Pastura in response to its growth, and in 1907, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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. Route 54; it is Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Santa Rosa, the county seat, and Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Vaughn. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[1]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2020 | 17 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3][4] | |||
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Education
Vaughn Municipal Schools is the local school district.[5]
References
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