Dulce, New Mexico

Dulce, New Mexico
Location of Dulce, New Mexico.
Location of Dulce, New Mexico.
Coordinates: 36°56′32″N 106°59′33″W / 36.94222°N 106.99250°W / 36.94222; -106.99250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Area
 • Total12.97 sq mi (33.60 km2)
 • Land12.83 sq mi (33.22 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation6,861 ft (2,091 m)
Population
 • Total2,788
 • Density217.37/sq mi (83.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87528
Area code575
FIPS code35-21390
GNIS feature ID2408695[2]

Dulce (/ˈdʌls/ or /ˈds/; Jicarilla Apache: Lóosi)[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2010 census,[5] almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dulce, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Wilhelmina Phone; Maureen Olson; Matilda Martinez (2007), Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache / Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai, University of New Mexico Press
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2017.