El Duende, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:El Duende, New Mexico
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Pushpin Label:El Duende
Subdivision Name:United States
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.84
Area Land Km2:3.80
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:1.48
Area Land Sq Mi:1.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Total:573
Population Density Km2:150.64
Population Density Sq Mi:390.06
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5775
Coordinates:36.0742°N -106.1228°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2584093

San Francisco el Duende,[2] more commonly known as El Duende ("the dwarf" in Spanish, of unknown application) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 707 as of the 2010 census.[3] The community is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 84/285 and New Mexico State Road 74.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[3]

Demographics

Education

It is in Española Public Schools.[4] 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. Book: 1996 . 2 . Robert . Julyan . 118 . University of New Mexico Press . The Place Names of New Mexico. 0826316891.
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico . . December 31, 2016.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM . . 2021-07-30.