Rio Communities, New Mexico

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Rio Communities, New Mexico
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Valencia County New Mexico Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Rio Communities Highlighted.svg
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Rio Communities, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°38′31″N106°43′20″W / 34.64194°N 106.72222°W / 34.64194; -106.72222
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Valencia
Government
 • MayorJoshua Ramsell[ citation needed ]
 • Council MembersLawrence Gordon, Peggy Gutjahr, Art Apodaca, Jim Winters[ citation needed ]
 • Municipal JudgeH. Noelle Chavez[ citation needed ]
Area
[1]
 • Total7.70 sq mi (19.95 km2)
 • Land7.69 sq mi (19.93 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
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4,944 ft (1,507 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total4,926
 • Density640.24/sq mi (247.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-63145
GNIS feature ID2771703 [2]
Website www.riocommunities.net

Rio Communities is a city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Prior to its incorporation on May 16, 2013, it was a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP population was 4,723 as of the 2010 census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 4,926—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

As of the census [5] of 2010, there were 4,723 people, 1,996 households, and 1,318 families residing in the CDP. There were 2,221 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.4% White, 46.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.7% were Native American, 0.5% Asian, 9.1% from other races, and 3% from two or more races.

There were 1,996 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 20, 4.6% from 20 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $39,205. Males had a median income of $29,755 versus $26,985 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,260. About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Businesses

Major Businesses in Rio Communities include one convenience store, Allsup's; the 18-hole Tierra del Sol Golf Course; a Dollar General and two restaurants, Tierra del Sol, and the Longbow.

Government

The City Government is elected for four year terms with the Mayor, two Councilors, and the Municipal Judge off cycle by two years from the remaining two Councilors. The last Mayoral election was held in March 2018. [6]

City Hall is located at 360 Rio Communities Blvd and the principle contact number is 505-861-6803. The City Council meets twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 6:00pm at City Hall.

Education

Its school district is Belén Consolidated Schools. [7] Belén High School is the district's comprehensive 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: Rio Communities, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "First mayor re-elected" . Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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