Cañada de los Alamos, New Mexico
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Cañada de los Alamos is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(CDP) in
Santa Fe County Santa Fe County ( es, Condado de Santa Fe; meaning ''Holy faith'' in Spanish) is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 144,170, making it New Mexico's third-most populous county, after Bernalillo Cou ...
,
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, Ke ...
, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico
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. The population was 434 at the 2010 census.


Geography

Cañada de los Alamos is located at (35.585522, -105.857855). According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 358 people, 153 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The
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was 128.0 people per square mile (49.4/km2). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 59.0 per square mile (22.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.79%
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, 1.96% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 20.39% from
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, and 5.59% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 44.69% of the population. There were 153 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 117.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,231, and the median income for a family was $50,682. Males had a median income of $11,250 versus $43,077 for females. The
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for the CDP was $25,707. About 11.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the
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, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


Education

It is within Santa Fe Public Schools.


See also

*
List of census-designated places in New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. New Mexico has several census-designated places (CDPs) which are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. List of census-designa ...


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