| Pleasanton, New Mexico | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Mexico |
| Pushpin Label: | Pleasanton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Catron |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.94 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 97 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.59 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 63.69 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Elevation Ft: | 4607 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2722°N -108.8756°W |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584182 |
Pleasanton is a census-designated place in the Williams Valley of Catron County, south of Glenwood and north of Cliff, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 106.[2] It was renowned as a safehaven for Mormon polygamists for several years.[3]
Pleasanton was founded by Mormons in 1882.[4] The 24th child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin was born there in 1884.[5] Hamblin died of malarial fever in 1886.[6] Other polygamists, including William Maxwell, made their home in Pleasanton specifically to evade the law.[7]
In 1885 a band of Chiricahua Apache killed a group of U.S. Army soldiers in a triple cross-fire trap near Pleasanton.[8]
It is in the Reserve Independent School District.[9]