Tecolotito, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°14′04″N 105°09′34″W / 35.23444°N 105.15944°W / 35.23444; -105.15944
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Tecolotito, New Mexico
Tecolotito is located in New Mexico
Tecolotito
Tecolotito
Coordinates: 35°14′04″N 105°09′34″W / 35.23444°N 105.15944°W / 35.23444; -105.15944
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Miguel
Area
 • Total0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Land0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,321 ft (1,622 m)
Population
 • Total204
 • Density283.73/sq mi (109.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code505
GNIS feature ID911582[3]

Tecolotito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The word "Tecolotito" has its origin in the Nahuatl language. Adopted into Spanish it means "small owl." The population of the community was 232 as of the 2010 census, of which 213 people were of Hispanic origin.[4][5]

Geography[edit]

Tecolotito is located at 35°14′04″N 105°09′34″W / 35.2344939°N 105.1594474°W / 35.2344939; -105.1594474, near the junction of the Pecos River and Tecolote Creek.[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.715 square miles (1.85 km2), all land.[4] New Mexico State Road 386 passes through the community

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020204
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Education[edit]

Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Tecolotito". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 17 Apr 2019
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved September 4, 2022.