San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico | |
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CDP | |
Drummers at San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1942. Ansel Adams, photographer
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Location of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°WCoordinates: 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Santa Fe |
Area | |
• Total | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
• Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 5,548 ft (1,691 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 458 |
• Density | 116.7/sq mi (45.1/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 87501 |
Area code(s) | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-68010 |
GNIS feature ID | 0933092 |
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San Ildefonso Pueblo
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Nearest city | Espanola, New Mexico |
Area | 46.8 acres (18.9 ha) |
Built | 1591 |
NRHP Reference # | 74001206 |
NMSRCP # | 230 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 20, 1974 |
Designated NMSRCP | December 30, 1971 |
San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: P'ohwhóde) was established ca. 1300 C.E. and is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe. The Pueblo is self-governing and is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 as of the 2010 census, reported by the State of New Mexico as 1,524 in 2012, and there were 628 enrolled tribal members reported as of 2012 according to the Department of the Interior. San Ildefonso Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans, who speak the Tewa language. The traditional name for San Ildefonso Pueblo is Po-woh-ge-oweenge, meaning "where the water cuts through".
San Ildefonso is located at 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°W (35.897902, -106.121834).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the pueblo has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (5.54%) is water.