Pueblito, New Mexico

Pueblito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 91 as of the 2010 census.[1] Pueblito was settled in the 1850s by former residents of La Parida, which was flooded by the Rio Grande River.[3]

Pueblito, New Mexico
Pueblito
Coordinates: 36°04′29″N 106°04′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Area
  Total0.609 sq mi (1.58 km2)
  Land0.609 sq mi (1.58 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
5,663 ft (1,726 m)
Population
  Total91
  Density150/sq mi (58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)505
GNIS feature ID928776[2]

Geography

Pueblito is located at 36.0747448°N 106.0772455°W / 36.0747448; -106.0772455.[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.609 square miles (1.58 km2), all land.[1]

References

  1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. "Pueblito". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 276. ISBN 0826316891.


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