Editing Galisteo, New Mexico

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'''Galisteo''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|Santa Fe County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. It is part of the [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 253 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=census>{{cite web | title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico | url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt | publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] | access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

== Name ==

The name refers to [[Galicians]], perhaps via a family with ancestry from that region.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Place Names of New Mexico}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Comanche Gap Shield Warrior.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Tewa people|Tewa]] warrior with shield [[petroglyph]] at Comanche Gap, on private property south of Galisteo.]]
The present settlement is located along the Galisteo Creek in the [[Galisteo Basin]]. All of these are named for Galisteo Pueblo, one of several abandoned and ruined [[Tanoan]] villages in the basin, sited near the settlement.<ref>Pearce, T.M. "Rayado" ''New Mexico Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary''. [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]: [[University of New Mexico|U of New Mexico]], 1965, 61.</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name=census/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 253
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 265 people, 119 households, and 71 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|101.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 18.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 35.47% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 39.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,324, and the median income for a family was $45,735. Males had a median income of $18,625 versus $31,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,719. None of the families and 3.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
It is within [[Santa Fe Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35049_santa_fe/DC20SD_C35049.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-07-20}}</ref>

It is zoned to El Dorado Community School (K-8) in [[El Dorado, New Mexico|El Dorado]]. Its high school is [[Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)|Santa Fe High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfps.info/cms/One.aspx?portalId=115105&pageId=4263717|title=School Zone Maps|publisher=[[Santa Fe Public Schools]]|accessdate=2021-07-22|archive-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722133414/https://www.sfps.info/cms/One.aspx?portalId=115105&pageId=4263717|url-status=dead}} <!--[https://www.sfps.info/UserFiles/Servers/Server_115021/File/SFPS%20Departments/Accountability%20&%20Strategy/12-06-2017%20Recommended%20High%20School%20Boundary%20Changes.pdf Based on the high school zones these are post-2018]--></ref>

==Filming location==
Galisteo has served as a [[filming location]] for a number of motion pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Galisteo,%20New%20Mexico,%20USA |title=IMDb: Titles with Location Matching 'Galisteo, New Mexico, USA'}}</ref> Nearly all have been [[Western (genre)|westerns]], including ''[[The Cowboys]]'', ''[[Silverado (film)|Silverado]]'', ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'', ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'', ''[[Young Guns (film)|Young Guns]]'', ''[[Crazy Heart]]'', ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'' and ''[[In a Valley of Violence]]''. The town also served as backdrop for fantasy blockbusters ''[[Legion (2010 film)|Legion]]'' and ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''. It also appeared in the Netflix series ''[[Godless (miniseries)|Godless]]''.

==Notable people==
*[[Woody Gwyn]] - long-term resident
*[[Harmony Hammond]] 
*[[Nancy Holt]] - long-term resident
*[[Burl Ives]] - briefly a resident and recorded a song about the town
*[[David T. Killion]] - resides in Galisteo
*[[Lucy R. Lippard]] - long-term resident
*[[Deborah Madison]] - resident
*[[Agnes Martin]] - long-term resident
*[[Bruce Nauman]] - long term resident
*[[Concha Ortiz y Pino]] - born in Galisteo
*[[Bernard Pomerance]] - playwright
*[[Susan Rothenberg]] - resident
*[[Fritz Scholder]] - owned a house and studio in Galisteo

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://galisteostudiotour.org/ Galisteo Studio Tour], an annual event
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726072445/http://galisteoarchaeology.org/map.php?mode=noflash Galisteo Basin Archaeology], including Comanche Gap
*[http://www.galisteobasinpreserve.com/index.php Galisteo Basin Preserve], includes a photo gallery

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