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History · North San Ysidro

Half of North San Ysidro’s homes were built after 1988

Most of North San Ysidro was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North San Ysidro’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 North San Ysidro 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 North San Ysidro’s history is told.

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The story so far

North San Ysidro, in brief

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

North San Ysidro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, North San Ysidro had a population of 125.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 159 to 125 (-21%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

North San Ysidro on the map, 1966 to 2002

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

North San Ysidro on the 1966 USGS mapNorth San Ysidro on the 2002 USGS map1966North San Ysidro 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 North San Ysidro.

Famous people

Famous people close to North San Ysidro

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

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Adrian GrenierAmerican actor, director, producer, musician · b. 1976
Wally FunkAmerican aviator and astronaut · b. 1939
Lori NelsonAmerican actress and model · b. 1933
Ben Ray LujánU.S. Senator from New Mexico · b. 1972
Teresa Leger FernandezAmerican attorney and politician · b. 1959
Ezequiel Cabeza De BacaGovernor of New Mexico · b. 1864

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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 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.