El Duende, New Mexico

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El Duende, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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El Duende
Coordinates: 36°04′27″N106°07′22″W / 36.07417°N 106.12278°W / 36.07417; -106.12278
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Area
[1]
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2)
 • Land1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,775 ft (1,760 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total573
 • Density390.06/sq mi (150.64/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2584093 [2]

San Francisco el Duende, [4] more commonly known as El Duende ("the dwarf" in Spanish, of unknown application) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 707 as of the 2010 census. [5] The community is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 84/285 and New Mexico State Road 74.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.483 square miles (3.84 km2); 1.469 square miles (3.80 km2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km2) is water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 573—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

Education

It is in Española Public Schools. [7] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Duende, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico (2 ed.). University of New Mexico Press. p. 118. ISBN   0826316891.
  5. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 30, 2021.


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