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Rowe, New Mexico
Church in Rowe, July 2010
Church in Rowe, July 2010
Rowe, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico is located in the United States
Rowe, New Mexico
Rowe, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County San Miguel
Area
 • Total 6.11 sq mi (15.83 km2)
 • Land 6.11 sq mi (15.83 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,785 ft (2,068 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 304
 • Density 49.74/sq mi (19.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
FIPS code 35-65000
GNIS feature ID 2629123

Rowe is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

The CDP is located along Interstate 25 near the Pecos National Historical Park.

History

Rowe was established to provide labor for the Santa Fe Railroad in the late 1870s and early 1880s. The majority of the population came from Las Ruedas 2 miles (3.2 km) away on the Pecos River. A pipeline to provide water for steam engines was laid between Rowe and the then village of Las Ruedas. Las Ruedas ceased to exist and by the time of the 1880 U.S. Federal Census most of the former residents of Las Ruedas were resettled in Rowe.

The old Las Ruedas townsite is privately owned.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 304
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

It is within Pecos Independent Schools.

As of 2001 a bookmobile served the community but it had no permanent library facility.

The Native American Preparatory School operated in the nearby area, in proximity to South San Ysidro, from 1995 until it closed in 2002.

See also

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

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