El Cerro Mission is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
El Cerro Mission, New Mexico | |
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  El Cerro Mission, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′05″N 106°37′50″W / 34.76806°N 106.63056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Valencia |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.88 sq mi (15.24 km2) |
| • Land | 5.88 sq mi (15.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,053 ft (1,540 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,566 |
| • Density | 776.13/sq mi (299.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-22582 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2652546[2] |
The U.S. Census Bureau previously considered El Cerro Mission and the neighboring community of Monterey Park to be a single CDP, El Cerro-Monterey Park. The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), all land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,566 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5][3] | |||
As of the 2010 census,[6] there were 4,657 people, 1,406 households, and 1,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 791.9 inhabitants per square mile (305.8/km2). There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of 264.6 units per square mile (102.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.7% White, 0.8% African American, 3.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 30.9% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 72.5% of the population.
There were 1,406 households, out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.71.
Education
editThe community's public schools are operated by Los Lunas Schools.[7]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Cerro Mission, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "2010 Place Relationship File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2022.