Las Maravillas, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Las Maravillas, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Valencia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.62
Area Land Km2:2.61
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.01
Area Land Sq Mi:1.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1604
Population Density Km2:613.44
Population Density Sq Mi:1588.12
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5013
Coordinates:34.7339°N -106.6689°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2584133

Las Maravillas is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,628 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Las Maravillas has a total area of, of which is water.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2010 census,[2] 1628 people were living in Las Maravillas. The population density was 615.04 inhabitants per km. Of the 1628 inhabitants, Las Maravillas was composed by 79.48% White, 1.04% were African American, 2.33% were Native American, 0.61% were Asian, 0.31% were Pacific Islanders, 11.3% were of other races and 4.91% from two or more races. Of the total population 47.79% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]

Education

The majority of Las Maravillas is in Los Lunas Public Schools, while a portion is in Belen Consolidated Schools.[5] Belén High School is the Belén district's comprehensive high school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. September 19, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. September 19, 2016.
  4. http://geonames.usgs.gov/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-09-04.