Melrose is a village in Curry County

Curry County, New Mexico

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, New Mexico

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, United States

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. The population was 736 at the 2000 census. The town is losing population due to rural exodus

Rural exodus

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. Melrose is served by Melrose Elementary School and Melrose High School.

William Hanna

William Hanna

William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...

 (1910–2001), co-founder of Hanna Barbera Studios, was born in Melrose.
Melrose is located at 34°25′41"N 103°37′41"W (34.427944, -103.628111).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all land (i.e.