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History · Peña Blanca

Half of Peña Blanca’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Peña Blanca was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Photo: Carlos Vierra · Public domain

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The story so far

Peña Blanca, in brief

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Peña Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Peña Blanca had a population of 624. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Peña Blanca's name is derived from the Spanish term for "white rock".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 709 to 624 (-12%).

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

Timeline

Peña Blanca, 1867 to 1933

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867Post officeThe Pena Blanca post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1915Born hereJoseph Montoya is born here
  5. 1933Born hereJosé Dimas Cedeño Delgado is born here
By decade

Peña Blanca, decade by decade

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La Bajada historic marker, Pena Blanca NM2013La Bajada historic marker, Pena Blanca NMOne View of Pena Blanca, NM, 20122012One View of Pena Blanca, NM, 2012NM Route 22, Pena Blanca, NM2012NM Route 22, Pena Blanca, NMNM Route 22, Pena Blanca, NM - panoramio (1)2012NM Route 22, Pena Blanca, NM - panoramio (1)NMMap-doton-PenaBlanca2004NMMap-doton-PenaBlanca
Famous people

2 famous people were born in Peña Blanca

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Joseph MontoyaAmerican politician · b. 1915
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José Dimas Cedeño DelgadoCatholic Archbishop · b. 1933

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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 (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.