Census Data for Upper Colonias

As far as we can tell, Upper Colonias 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 Upper Colonias, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Pecos
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecos is located in San Miguel County
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Las Vegas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
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Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
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San Miguel County ...

Upper Colonias is located in San Miguel County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Upper Colonias ...

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 San Miguel County or the community of Upper Colonias:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Upper Colonias:
- GNIS ID for Upper Colonias: 911975
- GNIS ID for San Miguel County: 929114
- GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 35 (New Mexico)
- County Code: 047 (San Miguel County)
- Place Code: 81135 (Upper Colonias)
- State & County Code: 35/047 (New Mexico / San Miguel County)
- State & Place Code: 35/81135 (New Mexico / Upper Colonias)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Upper Colonias is 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 Upper Colonias.

Footnotes ...

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<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.