Editing Bosque Farms, New Mexico

{{short description|Village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States}}
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'''Bosque Farms''' is a village in [[Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 3,904 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
What is known as Bosque Farms today was part of a Spanish land grant dating from 1716, originally known as Bosque del Pino (Forest Pines), or [[Los Pinos, New Mexico|Los Pinos]].

The land changed hands numerous times before being purchased during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] by the New Mexico Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, which in turn sold it to the federal [[Resettlement Administration]] in 1935. The RA renamed the land Bosque Farms and turned it into an agricultural resettlement project for [[Dust Bowl]] refugees. Traditional farming failed due to poor soil conditions, and the families who stayed turned to [[dairy farming]], which became the community's main agricultural industry through the 1960s.<ref name="bf">[http://www.bosquefarms.us/village_history.htm Village History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029052509/http://www.bosquefarms.us/village_history.htm |date=October 29, 2010 }}. Village of Bosque Farms web site. Retrieved March 8, 2010.</ref><ref>Richard Melzer (2009), New Deal Success or "Noble Failure"? Bosque Farms' Early Years as a Federal Resttlement Project, 1935–1939. ''New Mexico Historical Review,'' 85(1), 1–37.</ref>

Bosque Farms was incorporated in 1974. Today, housing and commercial development are its main sources of revenue.<ref name=bf/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
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|1980= 3353
|1990= 3791
|2000= 3931
|2010= 3904
|2020= 4020
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,931 people, 1,422 households, and 1,126 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|996.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of {{convert|374.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 82.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 11.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 29.53% of the population.

There were 1,422 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,055, and the median income for a family was $49,688. Males had a median income of $40,963 versus $25,726 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,317. About 4.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Bosque Farms' public schools are operated by [[Los Lunas Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35061_valencia/DC20SD_C35061.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 4, 2022}}</ref>

In 2010, Bosque Farms Elementary won the National Blue Ribbon Award for its excellence in education and for progress in “closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2010/national.pdf|format=PDF|title=2010 Blue Ribbon Schools : All Public and Private|website=2.ed.gov|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Government==
As of April 2020, the current mayor of Bosque Farms is Russell Walkup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor & Council |url=https://bosquefarmsnm.gov/government/mayor-council/ |website=Village of Bosque Farms |accessdate=April 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor |first=Julia M. Dendinger {{!}} News-Bulletin Assistant |date=March 5, 2020 |title=Walkup wins Bosque Farms mayoral race |url=https://news-bulletin.com/walkup-wins-bosque-farms-mayoral-race/ |access-date=April 6, 2022 |website=Valencia County News-Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal-inline|New Mexico}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Bosque Farms, New Mexico}}
* {{official website|http://www.bosquefarmsnm.gov}}

{{Valencia County, New Mexico}}

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[[Category:Villages in Valencia County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Villages in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Albuquerque metropolitan area]]