Editing Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico

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'''Placitas''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 4,977.<ref name=NM>{{cite web|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163150/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt|archivedate=July 14, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
In 1767, 21 families received a land grant from [[Spanish Empire|Spain]]. They founded the village of San Jose de las Huertas near present-day Placitas.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Gajkowski |first1=Bob |last2=Montgomery |first2=Lynn |title=*MDWCA - Las Acequias de Placitas Water System |url=https://lasacequiasdeplacitas.com/historic-village-placitas |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=*MDWCA - Las Acequias de Placitas Water System |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Forest |first=Suzanne |date=1 December 1996 |title=A Trail of Tangled Titles: Mining, Land Speculation, and the Dismemberment of the San Antonio de las Huertas Land Grant |url=https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3225&context=nmhr |journal=New Mexico Historical Review |pages=361}}</ref> Around the year 1768, nomadic [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] raided the village.<ref name=":0" /> In the 1830s, Placitas, which at the time was known as Las Placitas,<ref name=":1" /> was settled.<ref name=":0" /> On February 24, 1894, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church was founded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Las Placitas Presbyterian Church |url=https://lasplacitaschurch.org/about-us/our-history}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Forrest |first=Suzanne Sims |url=https://archive.org/details/centuryoffaithon0000suza/page/n15/mode/2up |title=Century of Faith: One Hundred Years in the Life of Las Placitas Presbyterian Church |date=January 16, 2017 |isbn=9781540397676 |pages=xv |language=en}}</ref>

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were many [[hippie]] settlements near Placitas. These settlements include Sun Farm, Lower Farm, Little Farm, Dome Valley, and [[Tawapa]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kurota |first=Alexander |date=7 November 2005 |title=A Class III Cultural Resources Inventory of 44 Acres in Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico |url=https://www.academia.edu/23426250 |journal=Office of Contract Archaeology University of New Mexico}}</ref> The only one of these settlements that still exists today is Sun Farm.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Placitas is located at {{coord|35|19|3|N|106|27|7|W|type:city}} (35.317444, -106.452065).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|29.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5041
|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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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,452 people, 1,485 households, and 1,101 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|115.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 83.52% White, 0.70% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.46% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.22%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 1,485 households 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.1% of households were one person and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.66.

The age distribution was 18.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 42.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median household income was $60,597 and the median family income  was $71,696. Males had a median income of $46,667 versus $41,914 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,243. About 2.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Placitas is in the [[Bernalillo Public Schools]] district,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35043_sandoval/DC20SD_C35043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-01-09}}</ref> which operates Placitas Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernalillo-schools.org/o/pes/page/about-placitas-elementary-school|title=About Placitas Elementary|publisher=Placitas Elementary School|accessdate=2023-03-17}}</ref> Bernalillo Middle School (the zoned middle school of this community),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernalillo-schools.org/o/bms/page/about-bernalillo-middle-school|title=About Bernalillo Middle School|publisher=Bernalillo Middle School|accessdate=2023-03-16}}</ref> and [[Bernalillo High School]].

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[[File:Wild Horses of Placitas.jpg|thumb|left|Wild Horses of Placitas, 2012. They are the source of some controversy. One argument is that they eat the wild grass faster than it can renew itself, especially during drought, which may lead to erosion problems. Traffic safety is also of concern, due to the free-roaming horses crossing rural roads and a state highway (NM 165). Photo courtesy of John Fowler, Placitas.]]
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