El Valle de Arroyo Seco

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El Valle de Arroyo Seco

Total population

1,293

Median home value

$0

19%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,826

El Valle de Arroyo Seco$68k

National$74k

Elevation1746 m

Land area13.43 km²

Coordinates35.95°, -106.03°

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

El Valle de Arroyo Seco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, El Valle de Arroyo Seco had a population of 1,431.

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).

Notable people from here

Scott Tipton

American politician (born 1956)

B

Ben Luján

American politician

E

Edward Dozier

Santa Clara Pueblo anthropologist and author

Kenneth J. Gonzales

United States District Judge

N

Nora Naranjo-Morse

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) potter and poet (born 1953)

Pablita Velarde

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) painter and illustrator (1918-2006)

R

Richard Lucero

American politician

R

Richard Martinez

American politician

F

Felipe Archuleta

American folk artist (1910–1991)

J

Jody Folwell

Santa Clara Pueblo artist (born 1942)

J

Jacobo de la Serna

American ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial scholar, and painter

Eppie Archuleta

American weaver

Patricia D. Lopez

American computer scientist

D

Debbie Rodella

American politician

Ken Trujillo

American lawyer

R

Robert B. Hall

japanologist

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

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Sombrillo
  2 mi away
• La Mesilla
  2.3 mi away
• Santa Clara Pueblo
  4.4 mi away
• Nambe
  5 mi away · pop. 2,035
• Cuyamungue
  6.1 mi away
• Ohkay Owingeh
  6.5 mi away
• San Ildefonso Pueblo
  7.3 mi away
• Cuyamungue Grant
  7.5 mi away
• Tesuque Pueblo
  10.3 mi away
• Chupadero
  11.2 mi away
• Los Luceros
  11.2 mi away
• Rio en Medio
  11.4 mi away

Browse all places in New Mexico →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 10 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 70 mi
• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 91 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 96 mi
• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 97 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 101 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 108 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 118 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-09-23

silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Seen 2026-09-14

curlytop gumweed

Grindelia nuda

Seen 2026-09-09

Orizabus clunalis

Orizabus clunalis

Seen 2026-09-07

Yerba Mansa

Anemopsis californica

Seen 2026-09-06

Variegated Meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum

Seen 2026-09-06

Plateau Fence Lizard

Sceloporus tristichus

Seen 2026-09-04

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Seen 2026-09-03

Prairie Rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis

Seen 2026-09-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).