Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico

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Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico
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Tesuque Pueblo
Coordinates: 35°48′09″N105°58′32″W / 35.80250°N 105.97556°W / 35.80250; -105.97556
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Area
[1]
  Total2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2)
  Land2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,371 ft (1,942 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total301
  Density136.94/sq mi (52.87/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID937204 [3]

Tesuque Pueblo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 233 as of the 2010 census. [4]

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Geography

Tesuque Pueblo is located at 35°48′09″N105°58′32″W / 35.8025277°N 105.9755777°W / 35.8025277; -105.9755777 . [3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.198 square miles (5.69 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 301
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [2]

Education

Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School a.k.a. Tesuque Day School [6] is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-affiliated tribal school. [7] It is located in Tesuque Pueblo. [8]

In regards to conventional school district-operated public schools, Tesuque Pueblo is zoned to Pojoaque Valley Schools. [9] Pojoaque Valley High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

Some Tesuque Pueblo students who were alumni of the BIA school, as of 1987, moved on to the public district-operated middle school, while others moved on to Santa Fe Indian School, a BIA/BIE-operated secondary school. [10]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Tesuque Pueblo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. "Schools In Poor Condition as Measured by Facility Condition Index" (PDF). Bureau of Indian Affairs . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  7. "Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School". Bureau of Indian Education . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. "Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. Russell, Inez (January 19, 1987). "Indian children learn of 2 worlds". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. Gannett News Service. pp. 1-B and 2-B. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.