San Luis

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

San Luis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Luis had a population of 32. New Mexico State Road 279 passes through the community.

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.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Cañon
  16.4 mi away
• San Ysidro
  18 mi away
• Jemez Pueblo
  18.6 mi away
• Zia Pueblo
  21.8 mi away
• Cuba
  22.1 mi away · pop. 462
• Ojo Encino
  24.2 mi away
• Rio Rancho Estates
  30.9 mi away
• Pueblo Pintado
  37.1 mi away
• Santa Ana Pueblo
  38.2 mi away
• Bernalillo
  38.4 mi away
• Algodones
  38.6 mi away
• Gallina
  38.8 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.

Books about San Luis

Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas

Scott K. Anderholm · 1996

Selected water-quality characteristics and flow of ground water in the San Luis basin, including the Conejos River subbasin, Colorado and New Mexico

Robert S. Williams · 1989

Guidebook of the San Luis Basin, Colorado

New Mexico Geological Society. Field Conference · 1971

Three new crustaceans from La Media Luna, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Alejandro Villalobos-Figueroa · 1974

Vascular Plants of the San Luis Basin, Colo and New Mexico

Hobart Dixon · 2014

Petroleum geology and hydrocarbon plays of the Albuquerque-San Luis Rift Basin, New Mexico and Colorado

C. M. Molenaar · 1988

Letter from the acting Secretary of the interior

United States. Surveyor General of New Mexico · 1887

The San Luis Valley

Susan J. Tweit · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 68 mi
• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 79 mi
• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 98 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 130 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 155 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 155 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 174 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

Seen 2026-08-16

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-08-16

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Seen 2026-08-16

tree cholla

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Seen 2026-08-16

Desert Millipede

Orthoporus ornatus

Seen 2026-07-12

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Seen 2026-07-12

Echinocereus coccineus coccineus

Echinocereus coccineus coccineus

Seen 2026-07-12

Clover's Fishhook Cactus

Sclerocactus cloverae

Seen 2026-05-27

tawny cryptantha

Oreocarya fulvocanescens

Seen 2026-05-27

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 12:45 UTC.