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San Francisco el Duende, more commonly known as El Duende ("the dwarf" in Spanish, of unknown application) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, El Duende had a population of 573. The community is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 84/285 and New Mexico State Road 74.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 707 to 573 (-19%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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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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