Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°46′23″N 106°41′28″W / 35.77306°N 106.69111°W / 35.77306; -106.69111
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Jemez Springs, New Mexico
FIPS code
35-35320
GNIS feature ID2413562[2]
Websitewww.jemezsprings.org
Jemez Springs, c.1890

Jemez Springs (pronounced HEH-mes) is a village in

Jemez State Monument and the headquarters of the Jemez Ranger District
. The village and nearby locations in the Jemez Valley are the site of hot springs and several religious retreats.

Geography

Situated in the

State Highway 4
passes through the settlement on the east bank of the Rio Grande tributary. Geothermal springs in and near the village feed the Jemez River. The village has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), all land.

History

Soda Dam on Jemez Creek, north of Jemez Springs

The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American

Pueblo of Jemez. In the nineteenth century the valley was given over to mostly agrarian and pastoral uses.[6]

Jemez Springs' post office opened in 1907. The village is named for the

Pueblo of Jemez twelve miles to the south.[5]: 76  The 1907 post office was preceded by one established in 1884 named Archuleta. The village's current main bathhouse
originates from this period.

In 1942, Jemez Springs was the second choice (after Oak City, Utah) for the location of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the proposed Manhattan Project research laboratory, but Los Alamos was chosen instead.

In 1947 two

Roman Catholic retreats were founded nearby, the Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete and the Handmaids of the Precious Blood. The village was incorporated on December 5, 1955.[6] Following enthusiasm from supporters of Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, the Bodhi Manda Zen Center was founded in 1972.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960223—
197035659.6%
1980316−11.2%
199041330.7%
2000375−9.2%
2010250−33.3%
2020198−20.8%
2022 (est.)253[8]27.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]

Jemez Springs is in the

Latino
of any race were 27.47% of the population.

There were 113 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,818, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $36,964 versus $4,960 for females. The

poverty line
, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Since 1990, the population has been on a decline, decreasing from 413 in 1990 to an estimated 253 in 2022.

Education

Jemez Valley Public Schools serves the village of Jemez Springs as well as the surrounding Jemez Mountain Region.[10]

Climate

Jemez Springs has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).

Climate data for Jemez Springs, NM, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1910-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 68
(20) 		74
(23) 		78
(26) 		85
(29) 		97
(36) 		101
(38) 		102
(39) 		98
(37) 		95
(35) 		90
(32) 		78
(26) 		70
(21) 		102
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.5
(8.6) 		51.8
(11.0) 		59.4
(15.2) 		67.4
(19.7) 		76.7
(24.8) 		86.7
(30.4) 		88.8
(31.6) 		85.9
(29.9) 		80.0
(26.7) 		69.3
(20.7) 		56.3
(13.5) 		47.2
(8.4) 		68.1
(20.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 19.5
(−6.9) 		23.0
(−5.0) 		27.9
(−2.3) 		33.7
(0.9) 		41.8
(5.4) 		50.2
(10.1) 		55.5
(13.1) 		54.5
(12.5) 		47.5
(8.6) 		37.0
(2.8) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		36.5
(2.5)
Record low °F (°C) −18
(−28) 		−13
(−25) 		−1
(−18) 		10
(−12) 		23
(−5) 		26
(−3) 		40
(4) 		40
(4) 		26
(−3) 		15
(−9) 		−7
(−22) 		−8
(−22) 		−18
(−28)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.16
(29) 		0.97
(25) 		1.23
(31) 		1.02
(26) 		0.90
(23) 		0.95
(24) 		2.38
(60) 		3.10
(79) 		1.98
(50) 		1.54
(39) 		1.00
(25) 		1.21
(31) 		17.44
(442)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in) 5 5 6 5 5 5 11 12 7 6 5 5 77
Source: [1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jemez Springs, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "United States Census". United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c T.M. Pearce, ed. (1965). New Mexico Place Names - A geographical dictionary. Ina Sizer Cassidy, Helen S. Pearce (third ed.). Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press.
  6. ^ a b "Jemez History". Jemezsprings.org. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  7. ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (December 9, 2007). "A Very Old Zen Master and His Art of Tough Love". New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  8. ^ "Jemez Springs, NM population".
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved July 12, 2022.

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