Chimayo, New Mexico

Chimayo, New Mexico
El Santuario
El Santuario
Nicknames: 
El Potrero Santificado, Chima
Location of Chimayo, New Mexico
Location of Chimayo, New Mexico
Chimayo is located in New Mexico
Chimayo
Chimayo
Location in the United States
Chimayo is located in the United States
Chimayo
Chimayo
Chimayo (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°00′13″N 105°56′38″W / 36.00361°N 105.94389°W / 36.00361; -105.94389
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesRio Arriba, Santa Fe
Government
 • County CommissionBarney Trujillo (Rio Arriba) Henry Roybal (Santa Fe)[citation needed]
Area
 • Total7.74 sq mi (20.05 km2)
 • Land7.74 sq mi (20.04 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation6,067 ft (1,849 m)
Population
 • Total3,077
 • Density397.75/sq mi (153.57/km2)
 • Demonym
Chimayoan
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87522
Area code505
FIPS code35-14950
GNIS feature ID2408026[2]

Chimayo is a census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The name is derived from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh.[5][6] The town is unincorporated and includes many neighborhoods, called plazas or placitas, each with its own name, including El Potrero de Chimayó (the plaza near Chimayo's communal pasture) and the Plaza del Cerro (plaza by the hill).[5][7][8] The cluster of plazas called Chimayo lies near Santa Cruz, approximately 25 miles north of Santa Fe. The population was 3,177 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chimayo, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b Usner, Donald J. (1996). Sabino's Map: Life in Chimayo's Old Plaza. Museum of New Mexico Press.
  6. ^ Brad Olsen (2003). Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations. CCC Publishing. ISBN 978-1-888729-09-2.
  7. ^ The Historic Preservation Program for New Mexico. New Mexico State Planning Office. 1973.
  8. ^ Jamison, Cheryl Alters; Jamison, Bill (1991). The Rancho de Chimayo Cookbook: The Traditional Cooking of New Mexico. Harvard Common Press. ISBN 978-1-55832-035-2.