Editing Tesuque, New Mexico

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'''Tesuque''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|s|uː|k|i}}; {{langx|tew|Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh / Tetsugé Oweengé}} {{IPA|tew|tèʔts’úgé ʔówîŋgè|}}){{citation needed|date=June 2020}} 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 1,094 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The area is separate from but located near [[Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico|Tesuque Pueblo]], a member of the [[Eight Northern Pueblos]], and the [[Pueblo people]] are from the [[Tewa people|Tewa]] ethnic group of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] who speak the [[Tewa language]]. The pueblo was listed as a [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name=nris />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Camel Rock is a distinctive [[rock formation]]. The landmark is along U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|84]]/[[U.S. Route 285#New Mexico|285]] across from the Camel Rock Studios owned by Tesuque Pueblo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-03-13/new-mexico-production-boom-gives-native-americans-first-stake-in-hollywood|title=Native Americans have long been Hollywood outsiders. That's changing in New Mexico|last=Sakoui|first=Anousha|date=2020-03-13|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 1094
|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 909 people, 455 households, and 249 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|130.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 541 housing units at an average density of {{convert|77.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 18.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 35.64% of the population.

There were 455 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 41.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,029, and the median income for a family was $80,043. Males had a median income of $43,833 versus $42,650 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $52,473. About 7.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 29.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Tesuque 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 Tesuque Elementary School, Milagro Middle School, and [[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}} <!--[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>

==Notable people==
*[[Augustine Abeyta]], painter
*[[Carlene Carter]], singer and songwriter
*[[Howie Epstein]], American musician
*[[Dennis Comeau|Lynne and Dennis Comeau]], shoe designers<ref>ABQ Journal September 25, 2007</ref>
*[[Dominic Frontiere]], composer<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/dominic-frontiere-dead-dies-composer-outer-limits-1202648539/ |title=Dominic Frontiere, Composer for 'The Outer Limits,' 'The Flying Nun,' Dies at 86 |first=Jon |last=Burlingame |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 23, 2017 |issn=0042-2738}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=dominic-carmen-frontiere&pid=187612911& |title=Dominic Frontiere Obituary |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ali MacGraw]], actress and model
*[[Armistead Maupin]], author<ref name="sfreportercitydifferent">{{cite news|last1=Limon|first1=Enrique|title=City, Different|url=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-8096-city-different.html|access-date=October 3, 2017|work=San Francisco Reporter|date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Cormac McCarthy]], author
*[[Anthony Michaels-Moore]], opera singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/el_mitote/article_bef60658-64fe-5466-bde8-ca22c3b40561.html|title=El Mitote, April 7, 2013|website=Santafenewmexican.com|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
*[[Eliot Porter]], nature photographer who lived in Tesuque.
*[[Michael Tobias]], author
*[[Carol Jean Vigil]], New Mexico's first female [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] state court judge
*[[Rufina Vigil]], painter

==Cultural references==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2024}}
:Tesuque is mentioned in [[Willa Cather]]'s 1927 novel ''[[Death Comes for the Archbishop]]''
:There is a passing mention of Tesuque in chapter 6 of the 1932 novel ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]].
:Tesuque is mentioned in the 1966 novel ''[[The Last Gentleman (novel)|The Last Gentleman]]''
:[[Michael Tobias]]' 2005 novel, ''The Adventures of Marigold'', is set in Tesuque.
:Tesuque is also mentioned in the 2016 [[Stuart Woods]] novel "Dishonorable Intentions".
:In [[Felina (Breaking Bad)|the final episode]] of the crime drama series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
:In the penultimate episode of the second season of the animated comedy drama series ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''

==See also==
{{Portal|National Register of Historic Places}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Fe County, New Mexico]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tesuque Pueblo}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081110125435/http://www.indianpueblo.org/19pueblos/tesuque.html Tesuque Pueblo] at [[Indian Pueblo Cultural Center]] website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130108152441/http://www.newmexico.org/tesuque/ Tesuque Pueblo] at New Mexico Tourism Dept. website

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Native American tribes in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Santa Fe County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Tewa]]
[[Category:Pueblo great houses]]
[[Category:Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Santa Fe County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Pueblos on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico]]