Rowe, New Mexico

Rowe is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.^[2]

Rowe, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Church in Rowe, July 2010
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Coordinates: 35°29′52″N 105°40′19″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	San Miguel
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	6,785 ft (2,068 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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[2]

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.	Note	%±
2020	304		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education

It is within Pecos Independent Schools.^[5]

As of 2001^[update] a bookmobile served the community but it had no permanent library facility.^[6]

The Native American Preparatory School operated in the nearby area, in proximity to South San Ysidro,^[7] from 1995 until it closed in 2002.^[8]

See also

• New Mexico portal

• List of census-designated places in New Mexico