San Jose 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 ...
in
San Miguel 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. Its population was 137 as of the
2010 census.
San Jose has a
post office
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, with
ZIP code 87565.
Exit 319 of
Interstate 25 serves the community.
San Jose was founded in 1803 when allotments of land were made to 45 men and two women by the
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
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* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
government of New Mexico. The purpose of the settlement, and others in the
Pecos River valley, was to defend the eastern flanks of the New Mexican settlements from
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
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attacks, especially by the
Apaches. Many of the early settlers were landless
genizaros. Many of the
comanchero
The Comancheros were a group of 18th- and 19th-century traders based in northern and central New Mexico. They made their living by trading with the nomadic Great Plains Indian tribes in northeastern New Mexico, West Texas, and other parts of the ...
s and
ciboleros who traded with the
Comanche and hunted
bison on the
Great Plains came from San Jose and other Pecos Valley settlements.
Geography
San Jose is located at . According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the community has an area of , all land.
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Education
It is in the West Las Vegas Schools school district.
See also
* San Miguel del Vado
* San Miguel del Vado Land Grant
References
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Census-designated places in San Miguel County, New Mexico
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