El Duende, New Mexico

El Duende, New Mexico
Census-designated place
El Duende
Coordinates: 36°04′27″N 106°07′22″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Area [1]
• Total	1.48 sq mi (3.84 km^2)
• Land	1.47 sq mi (3.80 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km^2)
Elevation [2]	5,775 ft (1,760 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	573
• Density	390.06/sq mi (150.64/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	505
GNIS feature ID	2584093[2]

San Francisco el Duende,[4] 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.[5] 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 1.483 square miles (3.84 km^2); 1.469 square miles (3.80 km^2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km^2) is water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	573		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

It is in Española Public Schools.[7] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Duende, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico (2 ed.). University of New Mexico Press. p. 118. ISBN 0826316891.
5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.