Las Maravillas, New Mexico

Las Maravillas, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Las Maravillas, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°44′02″N 106°40′08″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Valencia
Area [1]
• Total	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km^2)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.61 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	5,013 ft (1,528 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,604
• Density	1,588.12/sq mi (613.44/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	2584133[2]

Las Maravillas is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,628 as of the 2010 census.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Las Maravillas has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.6 km^2), of which 0.0039 square miles (0.010 km^2) is water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,604		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

According to the 2010 census,[4] 1628 people were living in Las Maravillas. The population density was 615.04 inhabitants per km^2. 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.[7]

Education

The majority of Las Maravillas is in Los Lunas Public Schools, while a portion is in Belen Consolidated Schools.[8] Belén High School is the Belén district's comprehensive 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: Las Maravillas, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. U.S. Board on Geographic Names
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2022.