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History · La Puebla

23% of La Puebla’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about La Puebla’s past

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

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The story so far

La Puebla, in brief

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

La Puebla 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, La Puebla had a population of 1,123.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,186 to 1,123 (-5%).

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

By decade

La Puebla, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to La Puebla

Nobody well known was born in La Puebla 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
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Rancho Valle

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

CuartelezIts storyB−Chimayo2 historic placesBSombrilloIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEl Valle de Arroyo SecoIts storyD−

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