Pecos

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Pecos

Total population

1,204

Median home value

$302,700

26.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$88,490

Pecos$88k

National$74k

Elevation2110 m

Land area4.5 km²

Weather52°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates35.58°, -105.68°

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

Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pecos had a population of 1,392. The village has been shrinking slower than other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River, which flows from the north out of the Santa Fe National Forest. Notable locations nearby include Pecos National Historical Park, Glorieta Pass, and Pecos Benedictine Monastery. It is also an entry point for hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in the Pecos Wilderness. The closest metropolitan area is the Santa Fe metropolitan area, approximately 26 miles (42 km) to the west.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Pecos, NM from NOAA NWS API.

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

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

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Cañada de los Alamos
  10.3 mi away
• Santa Fe Foothills
  12.9 mi away
• Lamy
  13.2 mi away · pop. 294
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  14.8 mi away
• Conejo
  15.3 mi away · pop. 555
• Tesuque
  18.1 mi away · pop. 1,079
• Encantado
  19.9 mi away · pop. 175
• Peak Place
  21 mi away · pop. 427
• Rio en Medio
  21.1 mi away
• Chupadero
  21.3 mi away
• Valle Vista
  21.4 mi away · pop. 729
• Tesuque Pueblo
  23.2 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 Pecos

Pecos, New Mexico

Alfred Vincent Kidder · 2021

The roses of Pecos, New Mexico

Theodore D. A. Cockerell · 1904

Geology of the zinc-lead deposit at Pecos, New Mexico

Philip Krieger · 1932

Economic survey of Anthony, New Mexico-Texas and Pecos, New Mexico

Paul W. Zickefoose · 1960

The Pecos Valley, New Mexico

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. · 1903

Kiva, cross, and crown

John L. Kessell · 1978

Roy Bean

C. L. Sonnichsen · 1943

Pecos National Game Refuge, New Mexico

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game · 1912

Search results from Open Library.