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Census Data for El Rio Hondo

So far, we found very little information about El Rio Hondo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added El Rio Hondo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of El Rio Hondo - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with El Rio Hondo, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, El Rio Hondo has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for El Rio Hondo, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Chaves County ...

El Rio Hondo is located in Chaves County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Chaves County.

Miscellaneous Information for El Rio Hondo ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Chaves County or the community of El Rio Hondo:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to El Rio Hondo:
    • GNIS ID for El Rio Hondo: 920146
    • GNIS ID for Chaves County: 1702364
    • GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • El Rio Hondo would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for El Rio Hondo.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about El Rio Hondo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Chaves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.