El Duende, New Mexico

El Duende is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 707 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 84/285 and New Mexico State Road 74. El Duende means "the dwarf" in Spanish, but how and why it adopted this moniker is unknown.[3]

El Duende, New Mexico
Census-designated place
El Duende
Coordinates: 36°04′27″N 106°07′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Area
 • Total1.483 sq mi (3.84 km2)
 • Land1.469 sq mi (3.80 km2)
 • Water0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
5,695 ft (1,736 m)
Population
 • Total707
 • Density480/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)505
GNIS feature ID902820[2]

Geography

El Duende is located at 36.0741889°N 106.1200240°W / 36.0741889; -106.1200240.[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.483 square miles (3.84 km2); 1.469 square miles (3.80 km2) of its area is land, and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km2) is water.[1]

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References
  1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. "El Duende". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 118. ISBN 0826316891.



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