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History · Canova

The history of Canova

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What stands out about Canova’s 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 Canova are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Canova, in brief

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

Canova is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Canova had a population of 102. The community is located on the west bank of the Rio Grande. It is named after the extensive irrigation in the area, as it means "sluice" in Spanish.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 118 to 102 (-14%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Canova

Nobody well known was born in Canova itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Scott TiptonAmerican politician · b. 1956
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Al HurricaneAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1936
Patricia D. LopezAmerican computer scientist · b. 1950
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Jacobo de la SernaAmerican ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial schol… · b. 1965
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Nora Naranjo-MorseK'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) potter and poet · b. 1953
Pablita VelardeK'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) painter and illust… · b. 1918
Stories next door

History across the town line

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VelardeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.