Tesuque ( Tewa: Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh / Tetsugé Oweengé ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the

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, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 909 at the 2000 census. The area is separate from but located near

Tesuque Pueblo Tesuque (Tewa: Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh / Tetsugé Oweengé ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 909 at the 2 ...

, a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the Pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The pueblo was listed as a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Geography

Tesuque is located at (35.746069, -105.922108). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Camel Rock is a distinctive

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. The landmark is along U.S. Routes 84/

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across from the

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owned by Tesuque Pueblo.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 909 people, 455 households, and 249 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 130.6 people per square mile (50.4/km). There were 541 housing units at an average density of 77.7 per square mile (30.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.25% White, 0.44% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.77%

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, 18.37% from other races, and 4.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 35.64% of the population. There were 455 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were

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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.61. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 41.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,029, and the median income for a family was $80,043. Males had a median income of $43,833 versus $42,650 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $52,473. About 7.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 29.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within

Santa Fe Public Schools Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) is a school district based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Public Schools serves the city of Santa Fe, the communities of Tesuque and Eldorado, and the historic neighborhood of Agua Fria, and other communities ...

. It is zoned to Tesuque Elementary School, Milagro Middle School, and Santa Fe High School.

Notable people

* Carlene Carter, singer and songwriter. * Howie Epstein, American musician, bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. * Lynne and Dennis Comeau, shoe designers. *

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, composer. * Ali MacGraw, actress and model. * Armistead Maupin, author. * Cormac McCarthy, author. * Anthony Michaels-Moore, opera singer. * Eliot Porter, nature photographer who lived in Tesuque from 1946 until his death in 1990. *

Michael Tobias Michael Charles Tobias (born June 27, 1951) is an American author, environmentalist, mountaineer, and filmmaker. In 1991, Tobias produced a ten-hour dramatic television series, ''Voice of the Planet'', for Turner Broadcasting; the series starre ...

, author. *

Carol Jean Vigil Carol Jean Vigil (October 24, 1947 – March 27, 2009) was an American judge based in the state of New Mexico. Vigil was the first Native American woman to be elected as a state district judge in the United States, and the first female Native A ...

, New Mexico's first female Native American state court judge. *

Rufina Vigil Rufina Vigil, also called Sah Wa, was an Puebloans, Puebloan-American Painting, painter from the Tesuque, New Mexico, Tesuque Pueblo tribe, part of the Eight Northern Pueblos. Active in the 1930s, she studied under Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe In ...

, painter.

Cultural references

Tesuque is mentioned in Willa Cather's 1927 novel '' Death Comes for the Archbishop'', Book Nine Chapter 1. There is a passing mention of Tesuque in chapter 6 of the 1932 novel '' Brave New World'' by Aldous Huxley. Tesuque is mentioned in the 1966 novel '' The Last Gentleman'' by Walker Percy.

' 2005 novel, ''The Adventures of Marigold'', is set in Tesuque. Tesuque is also mentioned in the 2016

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novel "Dishonorable Intentions". In

the final episode "The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" is a song by British metalcore band Asking Alexandria. It is the band's lead single from their debut album, ''Stand Up and Scream''. It was released on 15 December 2009. One of the band's most success ...

of the crime drama series ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

'', the characters Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz live in a new mansion in Tesuque. In the penultimate episode of the second season of the animated comedy drama series ''

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'', BoJack visits Charlotte Moore who lives in Tesuque in a feeble attempt to rekindle an old romance with her.

References

External links

Tesuque Pueblo
at

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, located in Albuquerque, is owned and operated by the 19 Indian Pueblos of New Mexico and dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Pueblo Indian Culture, History and Art. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Cente ...

website
Tesuque Pueblo
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