Rowe, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Church in Rowe, July 2010
Church in Rowe, July 2010
Rowe, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico is located in the United States
Rowe, New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°29′31.2″N 105°40′30″W / 35.492000°N 105.67500°W / 35.492000; -105.67500
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Miguel
Area
[1]
 • Total6.11 sq mi (15.83 km2)
 • Land6.11 sq mi (15.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,821 ft (2,079 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total304
 • Density49.74/sq mi (19.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
FIPS code35-65000

Rowe is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020304—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

Description

The CDP is located along Interstate 25 near the Pecos National Historical Park, at an elevation of 6,821 feet (2,079 m).

Rowe was established to provide labor for the Santa Fe Railroad in the late 1870s and early 1880s. The majority of the population came from Las Ruedas 2 miles (3.2 km) away on the Pecos River. A pipeline to provide water for steam engines was laid between Rowe and the then village of Las Ruedas. Las Ruedas ceased to exist and by the time of the 1880 U.S. Federal Census most of the former residents of Las Ruedas were resettled in Rowe.

The old Las Ruedas townsite is privately owned.

Education

It is within Pecos Independent Schools.[5]

As of 2001 a bookmobile served the community but it had no permanent library facility.[6]

The Native American Preparatory School operated in the nearby area, in proximity to South San Ysidro,[7] from 1995 until it closed in 2002.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowe
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "DA 01-193". Federal Communications Commission. January 26, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2022. Petitioner also acknowledges that Rowe has no public library but points out that it is served bi-weekly by the State mobile library.
  7. ^ "Directions". Native American Preparatory School. May 25, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2022. The gate to the Native American Preparatory School is about 1/3 mile past the Village of South San Ysidro.
  8. ^ Boyle, Christina (May 26, 2002). "Native American Preparatory School Graduates its Last Class". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. B-1, B-4. - Clipping of first page and of second page at Newspapers.com. reprinted in Canku Ota, June 1, 2002.

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