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History · Paa-Ko

Half of Paa-Ko’s homes were built after 2003

Most of Paa-Ko was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Paa-Ko’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Paa-Ko are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Paa-Ko, in brief

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

Paa-Ko is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, built around the Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Paa-Ko had a population of 818. The CDP is in northeastern Bernalillo County on the northwest side of New Mexico State Road 14. It is bordered to the southeast, across NM 14, by Edgewood, and to the north it is bordered by La Madera in Sandoval County. Via NM 14, Paa-Ko is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of San Antonito, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Interstate 40 at Tijeras, and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Golden. The community is on the west side of the valley of San Pedro Creek, a north-…

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Paa-Ko

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

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Jace NormanAmerican actor · b. 2000
Mae MarshAmerican actress · b. 1894
Pedro PereaAmerican politician · b. 1852
Jason AndersonAmerican motorcycle racer · b. 1993
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Ralph AragonPainter from the San Felipe Pueblo · b. 1944
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Paako Communities

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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Questions about Paa-Ko’s history

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