Ute Park is an

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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 ...

in Colfax 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. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 71. It was formerly part of the

Maxwell Land Grant The Maxwell Land Grant, also known as the Beaubien-Miranda Land Grant, was a Mexican land grant in Colfax County, New Mexico, and part of adjoining Las Animas County, Colorado. This 1841 land grant was one of the largest contiguous private landhold ...

. Ute Park lies on

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between Cimarron and Eagle Nest, just east of

Cimarron Canyon State Park Cimarron Canyon State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located east of Eagle Nest in the Colin Neblett Wildlife Area. The park extends for along the Cimarron Canyon between Tolby Creek and Ute Park. The Palisades Sill forms sp ...

. In 1921, the ''Guide to New Mexico'' described it as:

Ute Park was named for the
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, who lived on the east slope of near-by Mt. Baldy. The rebellious Ute resisted their white oppressors, and an
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and military force were maintained at Cimarron to keep them subdued, until they were finally moved to a reservation in southern
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and
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. The village of Ute Park, opposite the mouth of Ute Creek, is the terminus of an A.T.&S.F. railway branch and is a distributing point for freight for Moreno Valley, Red River and
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.''The New Mexico State Guide'', cited by Stanley, F. (1952) ''The Grant that Maxwell Bought''. World Press, Denver, Colorado
page 224

The St. Louis, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Railway abandoned the Ute Park branch circa 1942. Portions of the right of way are still visible, but most railroad structures have been removed.

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