Los Chaves, New Mexico
| Los Chavez, New Mexico | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Los Chavez, New Mexico |
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 Los Chavez, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 34°44′13″N 106°45′23″W / 34.73694°N 106.75639°WCoordinates: 34°44′13″N 106°45′23″W / 34.73694°N 106.75639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Valencia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.2 sq mi (26.5 km2) |
| • Land | 10.2 sq mi (26.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,823 ft (1,470 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,033 |
| • Density | 491.7/sq mi (189.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-42740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0930475 |
Los Chavez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,033 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The settlement of Los Chávez, on the west bank of the Río Grande, dates to a 1738 grant to Nicolás Durán y Chávez from Atrisco. In 1790 it consisted of six plazas (Julyan 1996:78; Espinosa and Chávez 1967:41- 43). It was included in the 1802 census (Olmsted 1981:139-140). In the autumn of 1847 a unit of the U.S. Army traveled south along the west bank of the Río Grande. Philip Gooch Ferguson reported that “the road most generally traveled” was on the east bank but the west side of the river was better for water. Ferguson mentioned camping near a small town named “Plaza Chavez” (Bieber 1936:326-328).
Los Chavez is located at 34°44′13″N 106°45′23″W / 34.737033°N 106.756367°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,033 people, 1,764 households, and 1,365 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 491.7 people per square mile (189.8/km2). There were 1,888 housing units at an average density of 184.4 per square mile (71.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.42% White, 0.60% African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 26.43% from other races, and 5.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.10% of the population.
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