Pajarito Mesa is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 579.[3] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico | |
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Pajarito Mesa | |
Coordinates: 34°59′51″N 106°47′50″W / 34.99750°N 106.79722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Bernalillo |
Area | |
• Total | 21.27 sq mi (55.09 km2) |
• Land | 21.27 sq mi (55.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 5,480 ft (1,670 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 260 |
• Density | 12.22/sq mi (4.72/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-54940 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584171 |
Pajarito Mesa is an informal settlement lacking basic services including electricity, running water, and formal roads, and existing largely outside of government regulation.[4] It does not meet the U.S. government definition of a colonia because it is more than 150 miles (240 km) from the U.S.–Mexico border,[5] but otherwise exhibits the same features as a colonia. The mesa was first settled in the 1970s and the population had grown to about 250 families by 2013.[6]
Pajarito Mesa is located on a mesa between the Rio Grande and Rio Puerco valleys, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of central Albuquerque.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2), all land.[3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 260 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2] |
It is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.[8]