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History · Cuyamungue

Half of Cuyamungue’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Cuyamungue was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Cuyamungue’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 Cuyamungue are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cuyamungue’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cuyamungue, in brief

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

Cuyamungue (Tewa: Kʼuuyemu̧géh, pronounced [kʼuːyemũɡé], lit. 'rock throw down place') 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, Cuyamungue had a population of 534.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 479 to 534 (+11%).

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

By decade

Cuyamungue, decade by decade

Today3 recent
El Rancho de Nambe2012El Rancho de NambeWater Trap2011Water TrapNMMap-doton-Cuyamungue2004NMMap-doton-Cuyamungue
On the map

Cuyamungue on the map, 1953 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cuyamungue. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cuyamungue on the 1953 USGS mapCuyamungue on the 1977 USGS mapCuyamungue on the 2002 USGS map1953Horcado Ranch sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cuyamungue.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cuyamungue

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

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Maria MartinezNative American potter 1887-1980 · b. 1887
Manuel LujanAmerican politician · b. 1928
Scott TiptonAmerican politician · b. 1956
Patricia D. LopezAmerican computer scientist · b. 1950
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Jacobo de la SernaAmerican ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial schol… · b. 1965
Julian MartinezSan Ildefonso painter and potter from New Mexico · b. 1879
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Cuyamungue GrantIts 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 Wikimedia Commons (3) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.