Española
Rio Arriba · USGS GNIS name record 928729
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These Census tracts have reference points near Española. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9407 ↗
Rio Arriba County · NM
- Population
- 3,164
- Median home value
- $206,700
Census tract 9409 ↗
Santa Fe County · NM
- Population
- 3,285
- Median home value
- $181,600
Census tract 9408 ↗
Rio Arriba County · NM
- Population
- 5,260
- Median home value
- $274,100
Census tract 9441 ↗
Rio Arriba County · NM
- Population
- 6,434
- Median home value
- $232,700
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Española ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 08/31/2011 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Name applied to the populated place west of the Rio Grande. The tilde was added to the name to conform to the legal incorporation name.
A station established by the D&RGW Railroad in 1881 became Española Station. “La Española” (Spanish: ‘the Spanish woman’) is said to have been the nickname of Josefa Lopez de Lucero who operated a saloon in its early years. The move to incorporate as the Village of Española was made as early as 1920.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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