El Cerro Mission is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Valencia County,
New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,657 at the
2010 census. It is part of the
Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The
U.S. Census Bureau
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previously considered El Cerro Mission and the neighboring community of
Monterey Park to be a single CDP, El Cerro-Monterey Park. The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census.
Geography
El Cerro Mission is located at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
2010 census,
there were 4,657 people, 1,406 households, and 1,101 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 791.9 people per square mile (305.9/km). There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of 264.6 per square mile (102.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.7%
White, 0.8%
African American, 3.6%
Native American, 0.8%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.0%
Pacific Islander, 30.9% from
other races, and 4.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 72.5% of the population.
There were 1,406 households, out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were
married couples
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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.71.
Education
The community's public schools are operated by
Los Lunas Schools.
References
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Census-designated places in New Mexico
Census-designated places in Valencia County, New Mexico
Albuquerque metropolitan area