Rio Chiquito, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Rio Chiquito, New Mexico
Settlement Type:CDP
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:Santa Fe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.78
Area Land Km2:2.78
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.07
Area Land Sq Mi:1.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:200
Population Density Km2:71.82
Population Density Sq Mi:186.05
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6736
Coordinates:35.9992°N -105.9069°W
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-63110
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2409170

Rio Chiquito is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 103 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 103 people, 32 households, and 30 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 67.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 37 housing units at an average density of 24.1 per square mile (9.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 37.86% White, 62.14% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 90.29% of the population.

There were 32 households, out of which 56.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.3% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,135, and the median income for a family was $44,135. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $50,156 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,983. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

Education

The community is in Española Public Schools.[3] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

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. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-30.