| Official Name: | Chamisal, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Taos |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 255 |
| Population Density Km2: | 60.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 155.39 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7408 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1733°N -105.7492°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 87521 |
| Area Code: | Area code 575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-14110 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2408009 |
Chamisal is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico. It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. The population was 301 at the time of the 2000 census. Chamisal was founded by settlers on the Las Trampas Land Grant which dates back to 1751.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6sqmi, all land.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 301 people, 121 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 182.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 156 housing units at an average density of 94.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.28% White, 0.33% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 76.08% from other races, and 6.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 92.03% of the population.
There were 121 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,250, and the median income for a family was $29,286. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,641. About 18.6% of families and 30.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 38.3% of those 65 or over.
The community is in the Peñasco Independent School District.[3]