Gage is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
desert
hamlet
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in western
Luna County,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States. It is found on
Interstate 10/
U.S. Route 70, twenty miles west of
Deming.
History
As of
1930
Events
January
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, the population was 102. For some time, it survived as a small town, but most of it has now been razed. A traveler's stop with service station and snack shop is all that remains.
References
* ''The WPA Guide to 1930s New Mexico''. University of Arizona Press, 1989.
External links
Pictures of Gage, New Mexico as a "ghost town"
Geography of Luna County, New Mexico
Ghost towns in New Mexico
History of Luna County, New Mexico
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