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Arroyo Seco
Welcome sign in Arroyo Seco
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Etymology: Spanish for "Dry Creek"
Arroyo Seco is located in New Mexico
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco
Location in New Mexico
Arroyo Seco is located in the United States
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Taos
Settled 1806
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
Area
 • Total 6.8 sq mi (18 km2)
Elevation
7,634 ft (2,327 m)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total 1,794
 • Density 263.8/sq mi (101.9/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87514
Area code(s) 575

Arroyo Seco is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico. 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. The 87514 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,310 at the 2000 census, with 996 housing units, a land area of 53.63 sq. miles, a water area of 0.05 sq. mile, and a population density of 24.43 people per sq. mile at Census 2000. Arroyo Seco's elevation is 7,634 feet.

History

Taos County, New Mexico. Father Morgan administers sacrament during Mass at Arroyo Seco. - NARA - 521927
Mass at Arroyo Seco in 1941

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.

Overlooking Arroyo Seco stands Lucero Peak, a 10,780 foot 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.

Events

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


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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arroyo Seco (Nuevo México) para niños

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