Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico
Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico | |
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![]() ![]() Pajarito Mesa | |
Coordinates: 34°59′51″N 106°47′50″W / 34.99750°N 106.79722°WCoordinates: 34°59′51″N 106°47′50″W / 34.99750°N 106.79722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Bernalillo |
Area | |
• Total | 12.5 sq mi (32.4 km2) |
• Land | 12.5 sq mi (32.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 5,480 ft (1,670 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 579 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (17.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-54940 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584171 |
Pajarito Mesa is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 579.[1] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pajarito Mesa is an informal settlement lacking basic services including electricity, running water, and formal roads, and existing largely outside of government regulation.[2] It does not meet the U.S. government definition of a colonia because it is more than 150 miles (240 km) from the U.S.–Mexico border,[3] but otherwise exhibits the same features as a colonia. The mesa was first settled in the 1970s and the population had grown to about 250 families by 2013.[4]
Geography[]
Pajarito Mesa is located on a mesa between the Rio Grande and Rio Puerco valleys, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of central Albuquerque.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2), all land.[1]
Education[]
It is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pajarito Mesa CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ Hill, Evan (August 16, 2014). "Off the grid, onto the mesa". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ 42 U.S.C. § 1479 (f)(8)
- ^ de la Torre, Gabriela; Chavez, Erin; Pedraza, Lucas; Gonzales, Moises (2013). "Mapping the Mesa: Identifying complexities that continue to hinder planning development in Pajarito Mesa, NM" (PDF). UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Resource Center for Raza Planning. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bernalillo County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- Census-designated places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- Census-designated places in New Mexico
- Albuquerque metropolitan area