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San Jose, San Miguel County, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°23′44″N 105°28′33″W / 35.39556°N 105.47583°W / 35.39556; -105.47583
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San Jose, New Mexico
Census-designated place
San Jose, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
San Jose, New Mexico
San Jose, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°23′44″N 105°28′33″W / 35.39556°N 105.47583°W / 35.39556; -105.47583
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Miguel
Area
 • Total
0.265 sq mi (0.69 km2)
 • Land0.265 sq mi (0.69 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation6,135 ft (1,870 m)
Population
 • Total
137
 • Density520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87565
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2629125[2]

San Jose is a census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 as of the 2010 census.[3] San Jose has a post office, with ZIP code 87565.[4][5] Exit 319 of Interstate 25 serves the community.

History

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San Jose was founded in 1803 when allotments of land were made to 45 men and two women by the Spanish government of New Mexico.[6] 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 attacks, especially by the Apaches. Many of the early settlers were landless genizaros. Many of the comancheros and ciboleros who traded with the Comanche and hunted bison on the Great Plains came from San Jose and other Pecos Valley settlements.[7]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.265 square miles (0.69 km2), all land.[1]

Education

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It is in the West Las Vegas Schools school district.[8] West Las Vegas High School is the area high school.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files: Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Jose, San Miguel County, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Jenks, Kelly L. (2011), "Vecinos en la Frontera: Early History and Recent Archaeology of San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico", pp. 15-17, [1], accessed 13 Mar 2019
  7. ^ "San Miguel del Vado", Department of Anthropology, New Mexico State University, [2], accessed 13 Mar 2019
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.