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Catron County, New Mexico

20 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People
3,743
Median household income
$49,864
±16,681
Unemployed
4.2%
47 of 1,117 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
71.6%
1,281 of 1,789 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

County government 1

County government in Catron County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Catron3,731 (2021)Po Box 507, ReserveWebsite

Cities, towns and villages 1

Cities, towns and villages in Catron County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
Village of Reserve301 (2021)Po Box 587, Reserve—

Special districts 18

Special districts in Catron County
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
High Tower Ditch DistrictDrainagePo Box 508, Reserve—
Jackson DitchDrainagePo Box 152, Glenwood—
Lower Frisco Ditch DistrictDrainage1720 Broadway Blvd Se, Albuquerque—
Middle Frisco Ditch and Kiehne Ditch DistrictDrainagePo Box 395, Reserve—
North Ditch (aragon) DistrictDrainageHc 62 Po Box 744, Aragon—
Oak Ditches 1 and 2DrainagePo Box 172, Glenwood—
Parsons DitchDrainagePo Box 395, Reserve—
South Ditch (aragon) DistrictDrainage6 Alby Lane, Los Lunas—
Tularosa-Cruzville Ditch DistrictDrainage3124 Wilkinson Rd Sw, Albuquerque—
North Ditch (sipes) DistrictIrrigationGeneral Delivery, Glenwood—
Northside Luna Irrigation Community Ditch AssociationIrrigationPo Box 144, Luna—
San Francisco Ditch DistrictIrrigationPo Box 401, Reserve—
Spurgeon Ditch District 2IrrigationPo Box 175, Glenwood—
W S Ditch AssociationIrrigationPo Box 175, Glenwood—
Quemado Soil and Water Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservationPo Box 136, Datil—
San Francisco Soil and Water Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservationPo Box 119, GlenwoodWebsite
Aragon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers AssociationWater supply utilityPo Box 13, Aragon—
Pie Town Mutual Domestic Water Consumers AssociationWater supply utilityPo Box 3-N, Pie Town—

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

  • QUEMADO

    School district3 schools

    3484 HWY 60, Quemado, NM, 87829

    Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

  • RESERVE

    School district2 schools

    24 MOUNTAINEER RD., Reserve, NM, 87830

    Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.

In the counties that border this one

  • Cibola County

    Main Street Farmers' Market (Grants)

  • Grant County

    Mimbres Valley Farmers' Market (San Lorenzo) · Silver City Farmers' Market (Silver City) · Silver City Farmers' Market Downtown (Silver City) · and 1 more

  • Sierra County

    the Farm Market (Hillsboro)

Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.