Chimayo

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Chimayo

Total population

2,390

Median home value

$227,500

9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,484

Chimayo$56k

National$74k

Elevation1851 m

Land area22.26 km²

Coordinates36.00°, -105.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chimayo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The name is derived from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh, meaning "good flaking stone" (i.e., obsidian of superior quality. The town is unincorporated and includes many neighborhoods, called plazas or placitas, each with its own name, including El Potrero de Chimayó and the Plaza del Cerro. The cluster of plazas called Chimayo lies near Santa Cruz, approximately 25 miles north of Santa Fe. The population was 3,177 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

F

Felipe Archuleta

American folk artist (1910–1991)

Eppie Archuleta

American weaver

G

Gloria López Córdova

American sculptor (born 1942)

J

José Mondragón

American artist (1931–1989)

E

Eluid Levi Martinez

American sculptor (born 1944)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Rio Chiquito
  2.1 mi away
• La Puebla
  3.2 mi away
• Cuartelez
  4.2 mi away
• Santa Cruz
  5.1 mi away
• Sombrillo
  5.2 mi away
• El Valle de Arroyo Seco
  5.5 mi away
• Ohkay Owingeh
  6.5 mi away
• Española
  7 mi away
• Nambe
  7 mi away
• La Mesilla
  7.7 mi away
• Pojoaque
  8 mi away
• Santa Clara Pueblo
  9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chimayo

El Potrero de Chimayo, New Mexico

F. Stanley · 1969

The miraculous shrines of Our Lord of Esquípulas in Guatemala and Chimayó, New Mexico

Stephan Francis De Borhegyi · 1956

The Rancho de Chimayó cookbook

Cheryl Alters Jamison · 1991

Chimayó weaving

Helen R. Lucero · 1999

The Rancho de Chimayó cookbook : the traditional cooking of New Mexico

Cheryl Alters Jamison · 2014

Rancho de Chimayo Cookbook

Cheryl Jamison · 2014

Chimayo quadrangle, New Mexico, 1994

United States Geological Survey · 1998

The centinela weavers of Chimayo

Mary Terence McKay · 1999

Search results from Open Library.