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Watrous
New MexicoCDP
Total population
42
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Watrous, a tiny census-designated community in New Mexico, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Around 42 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 35.789°, -104.983° situate Watrous in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,997 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. The administrative footprint covers a compact 1.5 km². The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. At 28 people per km², the census-designated community shows a very sparse settlement pattern. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Watrous, NM from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in New Mexico
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 38 mi
- Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 42 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 49 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 59 mi
- Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 69 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 95 mi
- Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 112 mi
- Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 114 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 16:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET