Llano del Medio, NM

Llano del Medio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 76 residents. New Mexico State Road 119 passes through the community. Llano del Medio is one of several settlements located along the Pecos River in the Anton Chico Land Grant created by the government of New Mexico in 1822. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Llano del Medio, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Llano del Medio, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The early inhabitants were Hispanics and genizaros who migrated to LLano del Medio to attain land for growing crops and raising livestock.