Cedar Grove 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 ...

(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, Ker ...

, United States. It is part of the

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

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. The population was 747 at the 2010 census.

Description

Cedar Grove was formerly a stage and freight stop. It has developed into a Santa Fe suburb. New Mexico "cedars" are abundant in the town.

Geography

Cedar Grove is located at (35.168716, -106.172585). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 599 people, 224 households, and 167 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 30.5 people per square mile (11.8/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 12.7 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.97%

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, 0.50%

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, 0.67% Native American, 0.83%

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, 9.68% from

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, and 3.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 20.20% of the population. There were 224 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,750, and the median income for a family was $47,560. Males had a median income of $41,146 versus $43,462 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,585. About 16.0% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the

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, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within

Moriarty-Edgewood School District Moriarty-Edgewood School District (MESD), also known as Moriarty Municipal Schools,Text list/ref> is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Torrance County, New Mexico, near Moriarty.Compare to: History Its year of establishment was ...

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