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Des Moines, NM

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Population
105
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
6,635 ft
Median Home Value
$152,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$63,864
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in New MexicoPopulation rankingHighest population places in New MexicoNearest larger communityLas Vegas, New Mexico111 miles away · 12,574 residents.

About Des Moines

Des Moines is a village in Union County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 117 residents. Des Moines is a small village surrounded by large cattle ranches. Inactive volcanoes dot the region. A newcomer can read Des Moines through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Des Moines comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. In 1887-88, the Colorado and Southern Railroad built a line and established a station they named Des Moines after Des Moines, Iowa. The St. Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific Railway arrived in 1907.

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