Mesilla

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Mesilla

Total population

1,717

Median home value

$301,400

52.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$74,750

Mesilla$75k

National$74k

Weather88°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates32.27°, -106.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mesilla is a town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Mesilla, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Anwar al-Awlaki

American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)

Jerry Apodaca

American politician (1934–2023)

Pamela Burford

American novelist

P

Patricia Ryan

American writer

A

Austin Trout

American boxer

Edgar Castillo

Mexican-American soccer player

Constancio Miranda Weckmann

Mexican archbishop

W

Warren Lambert Wagner

American botanist (1950 - )

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

poet, novelist and writer from the United States

W

William Bowers

American writer (1916–1987)

Bob Pacheco

American politician

C

Chuck Franco

American politician

D

Dave Lopez

American politician

David Campos Guaderrama

United States District Judge

Denise Chavez

American writer

Doug Eddings

baseball umpire from the United States

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Fairacres
  2.9 mi away
• Tortugas
  3.2 mi away · pop. 381
• University Park
  3.7 mi away · pop. 2,782
• Picacho Hills
  5.2 mi away
• San Ysidro
  6 mi away
• Doña Ana
  8.6 mi away
• Vado
  13.2 mi away · pop. 2,895
• Organ
  16.2 mi away · pop. 152
• White Sands
  20.7 mi away · pop. 1,609
• Anthony
  21.6 mi away · pop. 8,767
• Chaparral
  28.2 mi away · pop. 18,186
• Santa Teresa
  28.6 mi away

Browse all places in New Mexico →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mesilla

Search results from Open Library.