Mora, New Mexico

Mora, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Mora Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°58′27″N 105°19′48″W / 35.97417°N 105.33000°W / 35.97417; -105.33000[1]
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Mora County
Area [2]
• Total	8.04 sq mi (20.81 km2)
• Land	8.04 sq mi (20.81 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	7,172 ft (2,186 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	547
• Density	68.08/sq mi (26.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87732
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-50090 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0915867 [1]

Mora or Santa Gertrudis de lo de Mora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is the seat of Mora County. It is located about halfway between Las Vegas and Taos on Highway 518, at an altitude of 7,180 feet (2,190 m). As of the 2020 census, the population of Mora was 547,^[3] down from 656 in 2010.^[4]

The Mora area includes three plazas and four settlements: Mora proper (corresponding to the CDP); Cleveland (originally named San Antonio), 2 miles (3 km) to the northwest; Chacon, 11 miles (18 km) north of Cleveland; and Holman (without a plaza, and originally named Agua Negra) lying between Chacon and Cleveland. In the mid-19th century, there were two settlements, Upper and Lower Mora.

The Republic of Texas performed a semi-official raid on Mora in 1843. Two short battles of the Mexican–American War were fought in Mora in 1847, where U.S. troops eventually defeated the Hispano and Puebloan militia, effectively ending the Taos Revolt in the Mora Valley. The latter battle destroyed most of the community, necessitating its re-establishment.