Talpa

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Talpa

Total population

955

Median home value

$387,300

60.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,167

Talpa$49k

National$74k

Land area3.41 km²

Coordinates36.34°, -105.59°

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

Talpa is a settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, located 6 miles south of the town of Taos along New Mexico Highway 518. As of the 2020 census, Talpa had a population of 960.

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

Chief Ouray

Ute chief (1833-1880)

Antonio Joseph

American politician (1846-1910)

David Hykes

American music therapist

Benigno C. Hernández

American politician (1862-1954)

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Roxanne Swentzell

Santa Clara Pueblo ceramic and bronze sculptor (born 1962)

Joe P. Martinez

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Ochwiay Biano

Native American man, elder of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico.

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Rebecca Vigil-Giron

American politician

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Ruthanna Hopper

American writer

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Anita Rodriguez

Hispanic American artist

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Roberto Gonzales

American politician

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Chiara Aurelia

American actress

Lyla June Johnston

New Mexico artist, politician, and public speaker

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Cecilia Martinez

co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy.

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Lorenzo A. Luján

Taos artist

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Hunter Johnson

American tennis player

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

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Ranchos de Taos
  1.6 mi away
• Taos Pueblo
  8.8 mi away
• Picuris Pueblo
  12.1 mi away
• Arroyo Seco
  12.5 mi away
• Rio Lucio
  12.5 mi away
• Arroyo Hondo
  14.1 mi away
• Chamisal
  14.4 mi away
• Ojo Sarco
  18.3 mi away
• San Cristobal
  18.8 mi away
• Dixon
  20 mi away
• Ojo Caliente
  24.8 mi away
• Canova
  25.1 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 Talpa

The Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa

William Wroth · 1979

Record of decision and final environmental impact statement for a proposed 69 kV transmission line from Talpa to Peñasco, NM

United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region. · 2002

Guidebook of Santa Fe country

Raymond V. Ingersoll · 1979

Draft environmental impact statement for a proposed 69 kV transmission line from Talpa to Peñasco, NM

United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region · 2001

Draft environmental impact statement for a proposed 69 kV transmission line from Talpa to Penãsco, NM

United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region. · 2001

Centuries of hands

Van Dorn Hooker · 1996

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