San Felipe Pueblo ( Eastern Keres: Katishtya, Navajo ''Tsédááʼkin'') 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 Sandoval 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, Ke ...

, United States, and is located 10 miles (16 km) north of

Bernalillo Bernalillo () is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 8,320. It is the county seat of Sandoval County. Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Histor ...

. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,080. It is part of the

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

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Description

The

Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...

, founded in 1706, is home to a Native American Nation who speak an eastern dialect of the

Keresan languages Keres (), also Keresan (), is a Native American language, spoken by the Keres Pueblo people in New Mexico. Depending on the analysis, Keres is considered a small language family or a language isolate with several dialects. The varieties of eac ...

. The Pueblo celebrates the annual Feast of St. Philip on May 1, when hundreds of pueblo people participate in traditional corn dances. Today, the tribe operates Black Mesa Casino formerly San Felipe Casino and Casino Hollywood, just off Interstate 25.

Geography

San Felipe Pueblo is located at (35.426985, -106.443593). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km), of which 11.9 square miles (30.8 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km) (2.46%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,080 people, 368 households, and 341 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 174.6 people per square mile (67.4/km). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 34.0 per square mile (13.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.18% Native American, 0.10%

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, 0.29% from

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, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.62% of the population. Pueblo Of San Filipe, Fred Harvey (NBY 18723)

There were 368 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 38.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.1% were non-families. 5.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.65 and the average family size was 5.60. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,800, and the median income for a family was $28,264. Males had a median income of $17,162 versus $16,771 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,225. About 34.3% of families and 38.2% of the population were below the

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, including 49.1% of those under the age of 18 and 42.1% of those 65 and older.

Education

It is in the

Bernalillo Public Schools Bernalillo Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Bernalillo, New Mexico. History As of 1970 Hispanic and Latino people are the majority ethnic group in the area. Prior to 1969 the school board had five members. To encourage electio ...

district, which operates

Bernalillo High School Bernalillo High School is a public high school in Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States. The school is a part of the Bernalillo Public Schools district and is the only high school in the district. The mascot is the Spartan. Service area The ser ...

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