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San Rafael
San Rafael, New Mexico is located in the United States
San Rafael, New Mexico
San Rafael, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area
 • Total 15.75 sq mi (40.79 km2)
 • Land 15.75 sq mi (40.79 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,510 ft (1,980 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,164
 • Density 73.91/sq mi (28.54/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
FIPS code 35-69875
GNIS feature ID 2584213

San Rafael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 933. Also known as "Bikyaya" or "El Gallo", it lies at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level and is located in north-central Cibola County at (35.1125386, -107.8825580). New Mexico State Road 53 passes through the community, leading north 3 miles (5 km) to Interstate 40 and 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Grants, the county seat.

An 1850 U.S. Army map shows a Hay Camp near San Rafael. Fort Wingate was established (moved from Seboyeta, New Mexico) by Lt. Colonel J. Francisco Chavez, 1st New Mexico Infantry under the orders of General Edward Canby in 1862. It was located near a large spring and designed to house four companies of troops. Colonel Kit Carson and four companies of New Mexico Volunteers used this fort. Carson was ordered by General Carleton to round up first the Mescalero Apache, then the Navajo and send them to Bosque Redondo. San Rafael was a stop on the Navajo's journey to and from Fort Sumner. In 1868 the garrison and name of the fort was transferred to the former site of Fort Lyon, near Gallup.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 1,164
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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

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