Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico

Place in New Mexico, United States

Arroyo Hondo

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Coordinates: 36°49′09″N 105°56′23″W﻿ / ﻿36.81917°N 105.93972°W﻿ / 36.81917; -105.93972
Country| United States
State| New Mexico
County| Taos
Government

• Type| unincorporated community
Area

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• Total| 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2)
• Land| 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 6,962 ft (2,122 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total| 428
• Density| 259.71/sq mi (100.29/km2)
Time zone| UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code|

87513

Area code| 575
FIPS code| 35-05010
GNIS feature ID| 2812758[2]

Arroyo Hondo is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 474.[4]

## History

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It is historically notable as the site of the killing of six to eight employees by a force of allied Native Americans at Simeon Turley's mill and distillery trading post on January 20, 1847.[5][6] This took place during the Taos Revolt, a populist insurrection of New Mexicans and Native Americans against the new United States territorial regime during the Mexican–American War.[7][8]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 428| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

## Education

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It is within Taos Municipal Schools,[10] which operates Taos High School.

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico.

* John Dunn Bridge
* Juan Bautista Rael
* Auguste Lacome

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico
3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. ^ "Race; 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): Arroyo Hondo CDP, Taos County, New Mexico". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
5. ^ Simmons, Marc. "Trail Dust: Pionner Tobin led life of adventure". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
6. ^ Schaubs, Michael. "Simeon Turley - Distiller". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
7. ^ Lyckman, Ernest (1988). "A Review of the Ranch, Trading Post, Mill and Distillery of Simeon Turley, Canoncito, Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico 1830-1847". Ayer y Hoy en Taos: Yesterday and Today in Taos County and Northern New Mexico (6). Taos, NM: Taos County Historical Society: 3–5.
8. ^ Price, Sterling (April 30, 1847). "From New Mexico: Headquarters Army in New Mexico, Santa Fe, Feb 15, 1847". Wilmington Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina). p. 2.
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taos County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

36°32′09″N 105°40′09″W﻿ / ﻿36.5358°N 105.6692°W﻿ / 36.5358; -105.6692

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Municipalities and communities of Taos County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Taos

Towns|

* Red River
* Taos

Map of New Mexico highlighting Taos County

Villages|

* Questa
* Taos Ski Valley

CDPs|

* Arroyo Hondo
* Arroyo Seco
* Chamisal
* Costilla
* Ojo Caliente‡
* Peñasco
* Picuris Pueblo
* Ranchos de Taos
* Rio Lucio
* San Cristobal
* Talpa
* Taos Pueblo
* Vadito

Other
communities|

* Amalia
* Cañoncito
* Carson
* Cerro
* El Prado
* El Rito
* Las Trampas
* Llano
* Llano Quemado
* No Agua
* Pilar
* Tres Piedras
* Valdez

Ghost towns|

* La Belle
* Twining

Indian reservation|

* Taos Pueblo

Footnotes|

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