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La Mesilla, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°56′47″N 106°4′8″W / 35.94639°N 106.06889°W / 35.94639; -106.06889CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Río ArribaArea

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• Total4.49 sq mi (11.63 km²) • Land4.45 sq mi (11.53 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km²)Elevation

5,640 ft (1,719 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,844 • Density414.01/sq mi (159.86/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)GNIS feature ID2584131^[3]

La Mesilla is a census-designated place in Río Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,772 as of the 2010 census.^[4]

In 1870, a family from La Mesilla was ambushed and killed by Mexicans disguised as Native Americans.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, La Mesilla has a total area of 17.67 square kilometers, of which 17.57 km² is land and (0.82%) 0.1 km² is water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,844		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]^[2]

According to the 2010 census,^[4] 1772 people were living in La Mesilla. The population density was 151.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Of the 1772 inhabitants, La Mesilla was composed by 68.34% White, 0.34% were African American, 1.35% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 0% were Pacific Islanders, the 25.62% were of other races and 3.95% from two or more races. Of the total population 73.36% were Hispanic or Latino of any race^[8]

Education

It is in Española Public Schools.^[9] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "La Mesilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 221. ISBN 0826316891.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ U.S. Board on Geographic Names
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.