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 counte ...

(CDP) in

Sandoval County Sandoval County () is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,834, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo. Sandoval County is part of th ...

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, United States, and is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Bernalillo. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,080. It is part of the

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernal ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Description

The

Pueblo Pueblo refers to the settlements of the Pueblo peoples, Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, currently in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The permanent communities, including some of the oldest continually occupied settlement ...

, 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. If it is considered a ...

. 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 Interstate 25 (I-25), also known as the Pan-American Freeway, is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 st ...

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 population density was . There were 405 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.18% Native American, 0.10%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population. There were 368 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were

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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 district. Algodones Elementary School is the zoned elementary school that takes students from San Felipe Pueblo. The zoned middle school of this community is Bernalillo Middle School. The Bernalillo district's zoned high school is Bernalillo High School. The

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(BIE) operates the San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School, a federal elementary school for Native American children, in the pueblo.

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