Pajarito Mesa is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 579.[4] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
  Pajarito Mesa | |
| Coordinates: 34°59′51″N 106°45′50″W / 34.99750°N 106.76389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Bernalillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.27 sq mi (55.09 km2) |
| • Land | 21.27 sq mi (55.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,480 ft (1,670 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 260 |
| • Density | 12.22/sq mi (4.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-54940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584171[2] |
Pajarito Mesa is an informal settlement lacking basic services including electricity, running water, and formal roads, and existing largely outside of government regulation.[5] 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,[6] 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.[7]
Geography
editPajarito 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.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 260 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8][3] | |||
Education
editIt is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.[9]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bernalillo County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.