Llano del Medio, New Mexico

Llano del Medio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 118 as of the 2010 census, of which 111 people were Hispanic in origin.[1] New Mexico State Road 119 passes through the community.

Llano del Medio, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°11′23″N 105°06′35″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Guadalupe
Area [1]
• Total	1.907 sq mi (4.94 km^2)
• Land	1.907 sq mi (4.94 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	5,239 ft (1,597 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	118
• Density	62/sq mi (24/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	575
GNIS feature ID	918232[2]

Geography

Llano del Medio is located at 35.1897732°N 105.1097233°W / 35.1897732; -105.1097233.[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.907 square miles (4.94 km²), all of it land.[1]

History

Llano del Medio is one of several settlements located along the Pecos River in the Anton Chico Land Grant created by the government of New Mexico in 1822. The early inhabitants were Hispanics and genizaros who migrated to LLano del Medio to attain land for growing crops and raising livestock. Llano del Medio served as one of the eastern outposts of New Mexico to defend against Indian raids on settlements in the Rio Grande valley. Many of the ciboleros (bison hunters) and comancheros (traders with the Plains Indians) of the 19th century came from the settlements along the Pecos River.[3]

References

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
2. "Llano Del Medio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. Ebright, Malcolm, "The Villanueva State Park," pp. 13-14, 19, , accessed 17 Mar 2019