La Mesilla is a

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 ...

in Río Arriba 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. Its population was 1,772 as of the 2010 census. In 1870, a family from La Mesilla was ambushed and killed by Mexicans disguised as Native Americans.

Geography

La Mesilla is located at coordinates . According to the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...

, La Mesilla has a total area of 17.67 square kilometers, of which 17.57 km is land and (0.82%) 0.1 km is water.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, 1772 people were living in La Mesilla. The population density was 151.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Of the 1772 inhabitants, La Mesilla was composed by 68.34% White, 0.34% were

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 1.35% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 0% were

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, the 25.62% were of other races and 3.95% from two or more races. Of the total population 73.36% were

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of any race

Education

It is in

Española Public Schools Española Public School District #55 (EPSD) or Española Public Schools (EPS) is a school district based in Española, New Mexico, USA. It includes sections of Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County. In the year 2000 the district had a total of 16 ...

. The comprehensive public high school is

Española Valley High School Española Valley High School (EVHS) is a Title-1 public senior high school of the Española Public Schools District, located in Española, New Mexico. Nearly 3/4 of the student body is made up of Hispanic students. The school is located within th ...

References

Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub