Arroyo Seco is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico. Arroyo Seco's economy is based on tourism and services to residents of retirement and vacation homes.
Arroyo Seco | |
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 Welcome sign in Arroyo Seco | |
| Etymology: Spanish for "Dry Creek" | |
  Arroyo Seco Location of Arroyo Seco in New Mexico and in the United States  Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′50″N 105°36′34″W / 36.51389°N 105.60944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Taos |
| Settled | 1806 |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2) |
| • Land | 6.83 sq mi (17.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,582 ft (2,311 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,979 |
| • Density | 289.92/sq mi (111.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87514 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-05150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629104[2] |
Arroyo Seco has a post office, with the ZIP code 87514. The 87514 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,310 at the 2000 census, with 996 housing units, a land area of 53.63 sq. miles, a water area of 0.05 sq. mile, and a population density of 24.43 people per sq. mile at Census 2000. Arroyo Seco's elevation is 7,634 feet.[4]
History
editArroyo Seco was settled in 1804, on a Spanish land grant made on October 7, 1745. The Church of the Most Holy Trinity was completed in 1834 and has recently been restored. [5]
Overlooking Arroyo Seco stands Lucero Peak, a 10,780 feet (3,290 m) rock formation. Housed in the Peak is a cave that is sacred to the local Native American population of Taos Pueblo. The cave inspired D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Woman who Rode Away" after he visited it in May 1924 with Mabel Dodge Luhan, her husband Tony, and Lawrence's wife Frieda.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,979 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Education
editIt is within Taos Municipal Schools,[7] which operates Taos High School.
Events
editArroyo Seco's annual Fourth of July parade is locally popular.
In culture
editThe words "She wrote her name there on my windshield, Just to remind me where she was from' Tina Louise, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, 1971" in the Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen song "Tina Louise" from their 1976 album Tales from the Ozone. Arroyo Seco is also mentioned in the title of the Fleet Foxes song "I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar" from their 2017 album Crack-Up.
Gallery
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La Santisima Trinidad Catholic Church, March 2021 -
Welcome sign, 2011 -
Abe's Cantina y Cocina, Arroyo Seco, c. 2009 -
Lucero Peak, outside of Arroyo Seco -
Pitching hay to roof of outbuilding, 1941 -
Mass at Arroyo Seco, 1941 -
Mass at Arroyo Seco, 1941 -
Small field at Arroyo Seco, 1941 -
"The road to Arroyo Seco; in the distance, the Sange de Cristo Mountains, from whose melting snow comes most of the water of the area," December 1941 -
"Arroyo Seco. Note road, transportation by horse, typical structure of outbuildings," December 1941
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References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ 87514 ZCTA data
- ^ Arroyo Seco history Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, by Larry Torres, UNM Taos
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taos County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
External links
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- Arroyo Seco village website
- Arroyo Seco profile at Sangres.com, with photo gallery