Arroyo Seco is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Arroyo Seco had a population of 1,979. Arroyo Seco's economy is based on tourism and services to residents of retirement and vacation homes.

Arroyo Seco has a post office, with the ZIP code 87514. Arroyo Seco's elevation is 7,634 feet.87514 ZCTA data History Arroyo Seco was settled in 1804, on a Spanish land grant made on October 7, 1745. The Church of the Most Holy Trinity was completed in 1834 and has recently been restored. Arroyo Seco history , by Larry Torres, UNM Taos

Overlooking Arroyo Seco stands Lucero Peak, a rock formation. Housed in the Peak is a cave that is sacred to the local Native American population of Taos Pueblo. The cave inspired D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Woman who Rode Away" after he visited it in May 1924 with Mabel Dodge Luhan, her husband Tony, and Lawrence's wife Frieda.

Demographics

+ Racial Makeup Race (NH = Non-Hispanic) % 2020 % 2010 Pop. 2020 Pop. 2010 White Alone (NH) 50.8% 51.5% 1,005 920 Black Alone (NH) 0.2% 0.3% 3 5 American Indian Alone (NH) 1.1% 0.9% 21 16 Asian Alone (NH) 1% 0.3% 20 6 Pacific Islander Alone (NH) 0.1% 0% 1 0 Other Race Alone (NH) 1.2% 0% 24 0 Multiracial (NH) 3.4% 1.5% 68 26 Hispanic (Any race) 42.3% 45.5% 837 812

As of the 2020 Census, there were 1,979 people, 924 households, and 1,148 housing units. The median age of the CDP was 55.2, with men being 55.8 and women being 54. The most reported ancestries were Mexican (17.6%), English (13.2%), Spanish (including Spaniard and Spanish American) (11.2%), German (8.9%), Irish (8.8%), and Scottish (3.8%).

Education It is within Taos Municipal Schools, which operates Taos High School.

Events Arroyo Seco's annual Fourth of July parade is locally popular.

In culture The words "She wrote her name there on my windshield, Just to remind me where she was from' Tina Louise, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, 1971" in the Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen song "Tina Louise" from their 1976 album Tales from the Ozone. Arroyo Seco is also mentioned in the title of the Fleet Foxes song "I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar" from their 2017 album Crack-Up.

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References

External links

Arroyo Seco village website Arroyo Seco profile at Sangres.com, with photo gallery