La Madera, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°13′22″N 106°22′13″W / 35.22278°N 106.37028°W / 35.22278; -106.37028CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty SandovalArea

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• Total13.10 sq mi (33.91 km²) • Land13.10 sq mi (33.91 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

6,942 ft (2,116 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total729 • Density55.67/sq mi (21.50/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code

87047 (Sandia Park)

Area code505FIPS code35-38540GNIS feature ID2812757^[3]

La Madera is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[3]

The CDP is in the southeast corner of the county, bordered to the south by Paa-Ko and Edgewood, both in Bernalillo County. The community sits at the eastern base of the Sandia Mountains, which rise to the west 4 miles (6 km) to the summit of Sandia Crest, elevation 10,678 feet (3,255 m).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	729		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[2]

Education

It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district,^[5] which operates Bernalillo High School.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "La Madera Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 9, 2022.