Galisteo is a

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(CDP) in Santa Fe County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 253 at the 2020 census.

Name

The name refers to

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, perhaps via a family with ancestry from that region.

Geography

The present settlement is located along the Galisteo Creek in the Galisteo Basin. All of these are named for Galisteo Pueblo, one of several abandoned and ruined

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villages in the basin, sited near the settlement. 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 265 people, 119 households, and 71 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 136 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.38%

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, 0.38% Native American, 18.87% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 35.47% of the population. There were 119 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 39.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,324, and the median income for a family was $45,735. Males had a median income of $18,625 versus $31,875 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,719. None of the families and 3.6% of the population were living below the

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Education

It is within Santa Fe Public Schools. It is zoned to El Dorado Community School (K-8) in

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. Its high school is Santa Fe High School.

Filming location

Galisteo has served as a

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for a number of motion pictures. Nearly all have been

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, including ''

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'', '' Silverado'', '' The Hi-Lo Country'', ''

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'', '' Young Guns'', '' Crazy Heart'', '' 3:10 to Yuma'' and '' In a Valley of Violence''. The town also served as backdrop for fantasy blockbusters '' Legion'' and ''

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''. It also appeared in the Netflix series '' Godless''.

Notable people

* Woody Gwyn - long-term resident * Harmony Hammond *

Nancy Holt Nancy Holt (April 5, 1938 – February 8, 2014) was an American artist most known for her public sculpture, installation art, concrete poetry, and land art. Throughout her career, Holt also produced works in other media, including film and photog ...

- long-term resident *

Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American Folk music, folk singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his o ...

- briefly a resident and recorded a song about the town * David T. Killion - resides in Galisteo * Lucy R. Lippard - long-term resident * Deborah Madison - resident *

Agnes Martin Agnes Bernice Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004) was an American abstract painter known for her minimalist style and abstract expressionism. Born in Canada, she moved to the United States in 1931, where she pursued higher education ...

- long-term resident *

Bruce Nauman Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico. Life and work ...

- long term resident * Concha Ortiz y Pino - born in Galisteo * Bernard Pomerance - playwright *

Susan Rothenberg Susan Charna Rothenberg (January 20, 1945 – May 18, 2020) was an American contemporary painter, printmaker, sculptor, and draughtswoman. She became known as an artist through her iconic images of the horse, which synthesized the opposing force ...

- resident * Fritz Scholder - owned a house and studio in Galisteo

References

External links

Galisteo Studio Tour
an annual event
Galisteo Basin Archaeology
including Comanche Gap
Galisteo Basin Preserve
includes a photo gallery {{authority control Census-designated places in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico