Estancia Valley

Estancia, New Mexico
Town
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Location of Estancia, New Mexico
Estancia, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°45′37″N 106°3′39″W / 34.76028°N 106.06083°W / 34.76028; -106.06083Coordinates: 34°45′37″N 106°3′39″W / 34.76028°N 106.06083°W / 34.76028; -106.06083
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Torrance
Area
• Total	5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
• Land	5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	6,109 ft (1,862 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,655
• Estimate (2016)	1,584
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	87009, 87016
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-25380
GNIS feature ID	0918179

Estancia is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,584. It is the county seat of Torrance County.

Estancia is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Estancia is shown as a town “destroyed by enemies” (nomadic Indians) on a famous map made by Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco in 1779.

Estancia is located at 34°45′37″N 106°3′39″W / 34.76028°N 106.06083°W / 34.76028; -106.06083 (34.760380, -106.060748).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km²), of which, 5.7 square miles (15 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 393 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density was 277.7 people per square mile (107.3/km²). There were 487 housing units at an average density of 85.4 per square mile (33.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.08% White, 10.16% African American, 2.21% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 14.71% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.57% of the population.