Los Luceros, New Mexico

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Los Luceros, New Mexico
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Los Luceros
Coordinates: 36°07′18″N106°02′05″W / 36.12167°N 106.03472°W / 36.12167; -106.03472
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Area
[1]
  Total1.67 sq mi (4.31 km2)
  Land1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,709 ft (1,740 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total891
  Density543.62/sq mi (209.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2584144 [2]

Los Luceros is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 906 as of the 2010 census. [4]

Contents

It includes or is close to Los Luceros Hacienda, a historic plantation with chapel that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.661 square miles (4.30 km2); 1.635 square miles (4.23 km2) of its area is land, and 0.026 square miles (0.067 km2) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 891
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [3]

Education

It is in Española Public Schools. [6] 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: Los Luceros, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 30, 2021.