South Valley, New Mexico
| South Valley, New Mexico | |
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| Coordinates: 35°1′20″N 106°41′3″W / 35.02222°N 106.68417°WCoordinates: 35°1′20″N 106°41′3″W / 35.02222°N 106.68417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Bernalillo |
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| • Total | 30.1 sq mi (77.9 km2) |
| • Land | 28.8 sq mi (74.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,925 ft (1,501 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 40,976 |
| • Density | 1,423/sq mi (549.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-74520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867390 |
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South Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) and town in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 40,976 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The U.S. Postal Service uses "Albuquerque" for all South Valley addresses (ZIP code 87105).
South Valley is located in central Bernalillo County at 35°1′N 106°41′W / 35.017°N 106.683°W. It is bordered on the north, east, and half of its west side by the city of Albuquerque. The Rio Grande runs north to south through the center of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.1 square miles (77.9 km2), of which 28.8 square miles (74.6 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), or 4.23%, is water.
Municipal wells San Jose number 3 and San Jose number 6 were decommissioned in 1981 due to contamination with low levels of organic solvents, halocarbons and aromatics. These wells were plugged and abandoned in September 1994. The site remains on the Superfund site list with on-going remedial actions to contain, capture and reduce the concentration of the contaminant plume within the ground water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,976 people, 13,802 households, and 10,087 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,362.2 people per square mile (523.7/km²). There were 14,784 housing units at an average density of 491.2 per square mile (189.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.5% White, 1.2% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 32.7% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 80.2% of the population.
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