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Jemez Pueblo

Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
CDP
Motto: The Gateway of the Jemez World
Location of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Location of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo is located in the US
Jemez Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°36′38″N 106°43′39″W / 35.61056°N 106.72750°W / 35.61056; -106.72750Coordinates: 35°36′38″N 106°43′39″W / 35.61056°N 106.72750°W / 35.61056; -106.72750
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Sandoval
Area
 • Total 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Land 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 5,604 ft (1,708 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,953
 • Density 957.0/sq mi (369.5/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 87024
Area code(s) 575
FIPS code 35-35250
GNIS feature ID 0928742
Jemez Pueblo
JemezPueblo1850.jpg
Jemez Pueblo, 1850 illustration
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Nearest city Bernalillo, New Mexico
Area 124 acres (50 ha)
Built 1700 (1700)
Architectural style Late Victorian, Pueblo
NRHP Reference # 77000926
NMSRCP # 235
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 2, 1977
Designated NMSRCP February 1, 1972

Jemez Pueblo (HEH-mes; Towa: Walatowa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The CDP is named after the pueblo at its center. Among Pueblo members it is known as Walatowa.

Jemez Pueblo is located at 33°36′39″N 106°44′39″W / 33.61083°N 106.74417°W / 33.61083; -106.74417 (35.610435, -106.727509).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 km². There is no water on this piece of land.

It seems that a significant part of the Jemez Pueblo population originates from the surviving remnant of the Pecos Pueblo population who fled to Jemez Pueblo in 1838.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,953 people, 467 households, and 415 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 957.0 people per square mile (369.6/km²). There were 499 housing units at an average density of 244.5 per square mile (94.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.41% White, 99.13% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.


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