El Cerro Mission, New Mexico

El Cerro Mission, New Mexico
CDP
El Cerro Mission, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°46′07″N106°38′41″W / 34.76861°N 106.64472°W / 34.76861; -106.64472
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Valencia
Area [1]
• Total	5.88 sq mi (15.24 km2)
• Land	5.88 sq mi (15.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	5,052 ft (1,540 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	4,566
• Density	776.13/sq mi (299.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-22582

El Cerro Mission is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The U.S. Census Bureau previously considered El Cerro Mission and the neighboring community of Monterey Park to be a single CDP, El Cerro-Monterey Park. The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census. ^[3]

Geography

El Cerro Mission is located at 34°46′07″N106°38′41″W / 34.76861°N 106.64472°W / 34.76861; -106.64472 . ^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	4,566		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [2]

As of the 2010 census, ^[6] there were 4,657 people, 1,406 households, and 1,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 791.9 inhabitants per square mile (305.8/km²). There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of 264.6 units per square mile (102.2 units/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.7% White, 0.8% African American, 3.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 30.9% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 72.5% of the population.

There were 1,406 households, out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.71.

Education

The community's public schools are operated by Los Lunas Schools. ^[7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. "2010 Place Relationship File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2014-12-07.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-09-04.