Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico

Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Motto: 
The Gateway of the Jemez World
Location of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Location of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo is located in the United States
Jemez Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°36′24″N 106°44′00″W / 35.60667°N 106.73333°W / 35.60667; -106.73333
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySandoval
Area
 • Total2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2)
 • Land2.04 sq mi (5.30 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation5,555 ft (1,693 m)
Population
 • Total1,963
 • Density960.37/sq mi (370.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87024
Area code575
FIPS code35-35250
GNIS feature ID2408443[2]
Jemez Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo, 1850 illustration
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Nearest cityBernalillo, New Mexico
Area124 acres (50 ha)
Built1700 (1700)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Pueblo
NRHP reference No.77000926[4]
NMSRCP No.235
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1977
Designated NMSRCPFebruary 1, 1972

Jemez Pueblo (/ˈhɛmɛz/; Jemez: Walatowa, Navajo: Mąʼii Deeshgiizh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,963 at the 2020 census.[5] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The CDP is named after the pueblo at its center. Among Pueblo members, it is known as Walatowa.[6] It was likely the location of the Franciscan Mission San Diego de la Congregacion.[7]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jemez Pueblo Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Pueblo of Jemez". Department of Resource Protection. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  7. ^ Liebmann, Matthew (2018). "At the Mouth of the Wolf: The Archaeology of Seventeenth-Century Franciscans in the Jemez Valley of New Mexico.". In Burns, Jeffrey M.; Johnson, Timothy J. (eds.). Franciscans and American Indians in Pan-Borderlands Perspective: Adaptation, Negotiation, and Resistance. Academy of American Franciscan History. Retrieved February 17, 2024.