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Summary for La Smelta

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

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

About La Smelta (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of La Smelta is historic.

Time Zone: The area where La Smelta was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 575

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for La Smelta

GNIS ID: 920107

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for La Smelta)

About Socorro County

The community of Socorro is the County Seat for Socorro County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our )

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	16,637 (6.49% decrease since 2010)
2010	17,791 (1.59% decrease since 2000)
2000:	18,078

Total Area:<3> 6,648 sq. miles [17,220.2 km²]

Housing Units: <4> 8,059

Official Website: https://www.socorrocounty.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Socorro

GNIS ID: 1702371

FIPS State / County Code: 35 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for La Smelta)

About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,099,634 (1.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,059,179 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website: https://www.nm.gov/

Tourism: https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/

Fishing: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/licenses-permits/

Hunting: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID: 897535

FIPS State: 35

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for La Smelta)

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 La Smelta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of La Smelta. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).