La Boca is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in San Juan County,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in the northeast corner of the county, bordered to the north by

La Plata County, Colorado La Plata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,638. The county seat is Durango. The county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the ...

New Mexico State Road 511 State Road 511 (NM 511) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 511's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) southwest of Turley, and the northern terminus is at Colorado State Highway 172 (SH 172) at th ...

passes through the community, leading south to

Navajo Dam Navajo Dam is a dam on the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River, a tributary of the Colorado River, in northwestern New Mexico in the United States. The high earthen dam is situated in the foothills of the San Juan Mountains about ups ...

. To the north, the road becomes

Colorado State Highway 172 State Highway 172 (SH 172) is a long state highway in southwestern Colorado. SH 172's southern terminus is at New Mexico State Road 511 (NM 511) at the New Mexico state line, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) sout ...

, leading to

Ignacio Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...

. La Boca is bordered to the east by

Los Pinos River Los Pinos River is a tributary of the San Juan River in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The stream flows from a source near Weminuche Pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to a confluence with the San Juan ...

, which flows southward to join the San Juan River in

Navajo Lake Navajo Lake is a reservoir located in San Juan County and Rio Arriba County in northwestern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Portions of the reservoir extend into Archuleta County in southern Colorado. The lake is part of the C ...

Demographics

Education

The school district is

Aztec Municipal Schools Aztec Municipal Schools (also known as the Aztec Municipal School District) is a public school district based in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. The district covers a area in northeastern San Juan County. In addition to Aztec, the district also ...

Aztec High School Aztec High School is a public high school in Aztec, New Mexico. The school colors are black and orange and the mascot is the Fighting Tiger. In addition to Aztec, the district (and effectively the high school) also serves northern Bloomfield a ...

is the local high school.

References

Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub