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History · Monterey Park

Half of Monterey Park’s homes were built after 1981

Most of Monterey Park was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1979 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Monterey Park’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 Monterey Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Monterey Park, in brief

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

Monterey Park is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monterey Park had a population of 1,272. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The U.S. Census Bureau previously considered Monterey Park and the neighboring community of El Cerro Mission to be a single CDP, El Cerro-Monterey Park. The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,567 to 1,272 (-19%).

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

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On the map

Monterey Park on the map in 1979

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Monterey Park.

Monterey Park on the 1979 USGS map1979Belen sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Monterey Park

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

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Joe BacaAmerican politician · b. 1947
Adelina Otero-Warren1882-1965 , suffragist, politician, and author · b. 1881
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Gloria CastilloAmerican actress · b. 1933
Art AragonAmerican boxer · b. 1927
Mariano S. OteroAmerican politician · b. 1844
Tranquilino LunaAmerican politician · b. 1849
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Las MaravillasIts storyD−El Cerro MissionIts 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.