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History · Cañada de los Alamos

Half of Cañada de los Alamos’ homes were built after 1985

Most of Cañada de los Alamos was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cañada de los Alamos’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cañada de los Alamos are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Cañada de los Alamos, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cañada de los Alamos yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cañada de los Alamos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Cañada de los Alamos had a population of 421.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 434 to 421 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Cañada de los Alamos, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Cañada de los Alamos

Nobody well known was born in Cañada de los Alamos itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Adrian GrenierAmerican actor, director, producer, musician · b. 1976
Ben Ray LujánU.S. Senator from New Mexico · b. 1972
Lori NelsonAmerican actress and model · b. 1933
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Lucky VarelaAmerican politician · b. 1935
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Augustine AbeytaTesuque Pueblo painter · b. 1914
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Concha Ortiz y PinoAmerican politician · b. 1910
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Santa Fe FoothillsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCañoncito2 historic placesB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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