Chili, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Chili, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Pushpin Label:Chili
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rio Arriba
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.59
Area Land Km2:8.50
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:3.32
Area Land Sq Mi:3.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:541
Population Density Km2:63.62
Population Density Sq Mi:164.79
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5811
Coordinates:36.1028°N -106.1528°W
Area Code:505
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2584076

Chili is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Its population was 654 as of the 2010 census.[2] U.S. Route 84 passes through the community. The name comes from a station of the D&RG railroad that was known locally as the "Chili Line."[3]

Geography

Chili is located at 36.105°N -106.1497°W. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[2]

The Rio del Oso flows by or through Chili, within its zip code 87537, where it crosses under U.S. Route 84, and forms part of the northwest boundary of this zip code region. The Rio Chama forms the northeast boundary of this zip code region.[4]

Demographics

Education

Chili is served by Española Public Schools.[5] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau. December 31, 2016.
  3. Book: Julyan . Robert . The Place Names of New Mexico . 1996 . University of New Mexico Press . 0826316891 . 80.
  4. Web site: Chili, New Mexico ZIP Code . codigo-postal.co . 27 September 2021.
  5. Web site: 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Rio Arriba County, NM . U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-30.