Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico

Arroyo Hondo
Nuestra Señora de Dolores Catholic Church
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Coordinates: 36°49′09″N 105°56′23″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Taos
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [1]
• Total	1.65 sq mi (4.27 km^2)
• Land	1.65 sq mi (4.27 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	6,962 ft (2,122 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	428
• Density	259.71/sq mi (100.29/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87513
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-05010
GNIS feature ID	2812758[2]

Arroyo Hondo is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 474.[4]

History

It is historically notable as the site of the killing of six to eight employees by a force of allied Native Americans at Simeon Turley's mill and distillery trading post on January 20, 1847.[5][6] This took place during the Taos Revolt, a populist insurrection of New Mexicans and Native Americans against the new United States territorial regime during the Mexican–American War.[7][8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	428		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

It is within Taos Municipal Schools,[10] which operates Taos High School.

See also

• John Dunn Bridge
• Juan Bautista Rael
• Auguste Lacome

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "Race; 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): Arroyo Hondo CDP, Taos County, New Mexico". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
5. Simmons, Marc. "Trail Dust: Pionner Tobin led life of adventure". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
6. Schaubs, Michael. "Simeon Turley - Distiller". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
7. Lyckman, Ernest (1988). "A Review of the Ranch, Trading Post, Mill and Distillery of Simeon Turley, Canoncito, Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico 1830-1847". Ayer y Hoy en Taos: Yesterday and Today in Taos County and Northern New Mexico (6). Taos, NM: Taos County Historical Society: 3–5.
8. Price, Sterling (April 30, 1847). "From New Mexico: Headquarters Army in New Mexico, Santa Fe, Feb 15, 1847". Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina). p. 2.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taos County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

36°32′09″N 105°40′09″W