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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Location in New Mexico
Political Statistics
Founded 1607
Incorporated
CountyBoroughParish Santa Fe County
Mayor Larry A. Delgado
Geographic Statistics
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

96.9 km² (37.4 mi²)

0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) 0.21% 
Population
 - City (2000)
 - Density
 - Metropolitan

62,203
643.4/km² 
 
Time zone Mountain (UTC –7)
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
35.6872° N 105.9439° W
Website: www.santafenm.gov

Santa Fe (pronounced [ˈsæ nə ˌfej] by natives, [ˌsæ nə ˈfej] by others) (Spanish, "Holy Faith"; full form: La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís, English: Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi) is the capital of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America. Flag of Santa Fe, New Mexico File links The following pages link to this file: Santa Fe, New Mexico Categories: Flag images ... Seal of Santa Fe, New Mexico This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Adapted from Wikipedias NM county maps by Seth Ilys. ... Official language(s) None, English and Spanish de facto Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 550 km 595 km 0. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... List of Louisiana parishes The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes in the same way that the other states of the United States are divided into counties. ... Santa Fe County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... The Twenty-second United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... See also List of time zones Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... GPS satellite in orbit, image courtesy of NASA GPS redirects here. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ... Official language(s) None, English and Spanish de facto Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 550 km 595 km 0. ... A state of the United States (U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states, four of which officially favor the term commonwealth which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ...


It has a population of around 62,203 (2000) and is the county seat of Santa Fe County. The elevation of Santa Fe is 7,000 feet (2,132 meters) above sea level compared with approximately 5,352 ft for Albuquerque, New Mexico. This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat is an administrative center for a county. ... Santa Fe County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Nickname: The Duke City Official website: http://www. ...

Palace of the Governors, 1609-10
Palace of the Governors, 1609-10
Santa Fe, 1846-1847
Santa Fe, 1846-1847
Capitol Building
Capitol Building

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History

Santa Fe under Spain and Mexico

Santa Fe was the capital of Nuevo México, a province of New Spain explored by Coronado and established in 1598. The city was founded by Don Pedro de Peralta, New Mexico's third governor. Peralta gave the city its full name, "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís", or "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi". New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico) was a province of New Spain that existed from the late 16th century up through the early 19th century. ... Flag of New Spain Viceroyalty of New Spain (Spanish: Nueva España) was the name given to one of the viceroy-ruled territories of the Spanish Empire from 1525 to 1821. ... Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (ca. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ...


A settlement on the site that would become Santa Fe was first established by Juan Martinez de Montoya in 1607. The town was formally founded and made a capital in 1610, making it the oldest capital city and the second oldest surviving city founded by the European colonists in what land was later to become part of the United States, behind St. Augustine, Florida (1565). (Jamestown, Virginia was also settled in 1607). Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Five flags have flown over St. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Jamestown was established in 1607, on the James River in Virginia, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of where Richmond, Virginia, is now located. ...


Except for the years 1680-1692, when the native Pueblo people drove the Spaniards out of the area known as New Mexico, later to be "reconquered" by Don Diego de Vargas, Santa Fe remained Spain's provincial seat until 1810 at the outbreak of the Mexican War of Independence. In 1824 the city's status as the capital of the Mexican territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México was formalized in the 1824 Constitution. The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Mexican War of Independence, which lasted from 1810 to 1821, was Mexicos struggle for independence against Spanish colonial rule. ... New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico) was a province of New Spain that existed from the late 16th century up through the early 19th century. ...


Santa Fe and the United States

In 1841 a small military and trading expedition set out from Austin, Texas with the aim of gaining control over the Santa Fe Trail. Known as the Santa Fe Expedition the force was poorly prepared and was easily repelled by the Mexican army. In 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, and General Kearny led a troop of US Cavalry into the city to claim it and the whole New Mexico Territory for the United States. By 1848 it officially gained New Mexico through The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Downtown Austin Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World, ATX Official website: www. ... The Santa Fe Trail was a historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. ... Kearny is the name of some places in the United States of America, many of which are named for Philip Kearny and Stephen W. Kearny, American military figures. ... The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. ...


In 1851, Jean Baptiste Lamy, arrived in Santa Fe when he began construction of the Saint Francis Cathedral. For a few days in March 1863, the Confederate flag of General Henry Sibley flew over Santa Fe, until he was defeated by Union troops. Via a spur, Santa Fe was connected with the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1880. With the railway and the invention of the telegraph , Santa Fe and New Mexico underwent an economic revolution. Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814–1888), was a French-born Roman Catholic archbishop in the southwest United States, the first archbishop of Santa Fe 1875–1885. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ...


Santa Fe was originally envisioned as an important stop on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, from Atchison, Kansas, to Santa Fe, and then to points west. However, as this railroad progressed into New Mexico, the civil engineers in charge realized that building the line through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains surrounding Santa Fe was impractical. Hence, they built the line through Lamy, a town in Santa Fe County to the south of Santa Fe. However, the net result was the gradual economic decline of Santa Fe as the railroad moved further West through Albuquerque. The first aeroplane to fly over Santa Fé was piloted by Rose Dugan, carrying Vera von Blumenthal as passenger. Together they started the development of the Pueblo Indian pottery industry, a major contribution to the founding of the annual Santa Fé Indian Trade Fair. Atchison is the largest city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas. ... Official language(s) None, English and Spanish de facto Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 550 km 595 km 0. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains located in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado in the United States. ... Lamy (pronounced rhyming with Tommy) is a leading producer of fountain pens in Europe, especially Germany. ... Santa Fe County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... Von Blumenthal is a noble family from Brandenburg, Prussia. ...


In 1912 New Mexico became the country's 47th state, with Santa Fe as its capital.

San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The adobe walls were constructed around A.D. 1610
San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The adobe walls were constructed around A.D. 1610

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Geography

Santa Fe is located at 35°40'2" North, 105°57'52" West (35.667231, -105.964575)GR1. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.9 km² (37.4 mi²). 96.7 km² (37.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.21% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...


Climate

The average temperate in Santa Fe ranges from a low of 14F (-10C) to a high of 40F (4C) in winter, low of 55F (13C) to a high of 86F (30C) in summer. Santa Fe receives 1-2 inches (25-50 mm) of rain per month in summer and about 5 inches (12 cm) of snow per month in winter.


Santa Fe style and “The City Different”

 Adobe Pueblo Revival style building near the Plaza in Santa Fe
Adobe Pueblo Revival style building near the Plaza in Santa Fe

The Spanish laid out the city according the “Laws of the Indies”, town planning rules and ordinances which had been established in 1573 by King Phillip II. The fundamental principal was that the town be laid out around a central plaza. On its north side the Palace of the Governors was located while, on the East, was the church which later became the Cathedral of St Francis. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2123 KB) Hotel Inn and Spa at Loretto near to the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico The Picture was taken 07/09/2005 by JuliusR (RoterHesse@gmx. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2123 KB) Hotel Inn and Spa at Loretto near to the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico The Picture was taken 07/09/2005 by JuliusR (RoterHesse@gmx. ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a building material composed of water, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun . ... Philip II of Spain (1527 – September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. ... Palace of the Governors The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure on the Plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico that housed the Spanish territorial government from the time of colonization. ...


One other principals of style of city planning was the grid of streets radiating out from the central Plaza. Many were narrow and included alley-ways, and they gradually merged into the more casual byways of agricultural areas around the town’s perimeter. As the city grew throughout the 19th Century, it increasingly reflected the many varied styles of the times, so that by Statehood in 1912, the eclectic nature of its building styles which had evolved caused it took like “Anywhere USA” (as Hammett notes). The city government realized that the economic decline, which had started more than twenty years before with the railway moving West and the Federal government closing down Fort Marcy, might be reversed by the promotion of tourism.


To achieve that goal, the city created the idea of imposing a unified building style – the Spanish Pueblo Revival look, which was based on work done of restoring the Palace of the Governors. The sources for this style came from the many defining features of local architecture: vigas and canales from many old adobe homes, churches build many years before and found in the Pueblos, and the earth-toned, adobe-colored look of the exteriors.


In 1912??? this style was to become official: all buildings were to be built using these elements. By 1930 there was a broadening to include the “Territorial”, a style of the pre-statehood period which included the addition of portals and white-painted window and door pediments. The City had become “Different”. However, as Hammett notes, “in the rush to pueblofy” Santa Fe, the city lost a great deal of its architectural history and eclecticism”. Among the architects most closely associated with this “new” style is John Gaw Meem.


By an ordinance passed in 1958, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanish Territorial or Pueblo style of architecture, with flat roofs and other features suggestive of the area's traditional adobe construction. However, many contemporary houses in the city are built from lumber, concrete blocks, and other common building materials, but with stucco surfaces (known by the locals as "fake adobe", pronounced as one word) reflecting the historic style. Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a building material composed of water, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun . ...


In 2005/2006 a consultant group from Portland, Oregon have been preparing a “Santa Fe Downtown Vision Plan” to examine the long-range needs for the “downtown” area, roughly bounded by the Paseo de Peralta on the north, south and East sides and by Galisteo Street on the West. In consultation with members of the community groups, who are encourage to provide feedback, the consultants will make recommendations on whether to proceed with the present policy of focusing on the Territorial and Pueblo styles. Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ...


The Arts and Culture

Modern naturalistic sculpture typical of Santa Fe
Modern naturalistic sculpture typical of Santa Fe

The city is well-known as a center for many arts and all reflect the multi-cultural character of the city. Download high resolution version (1174x886, 50 KB)bird and apple sculpture Santa Fe NM USA I have taken this picture (with my camera) of a sculpture of a bird an an apple in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, and I am placing it in the public domain File history Legend... Download high resolution version (1174x886, 50 KB)bird and apple sculpture Santa Fe NM USA I have taken this picture (with my camera) of a sculpture of a bird an an apple in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, and I am placing it in the public domain File history Legend...


There are many outdoor sculptures, including many statues of Saint Francis, and several other saints, such as Kateri Tekakwitha. Given that Saint Francis was known for his love of animals it is not surprising that there are great numbers of representations of crows, bulls, elephants, livestock and other beasts, all over town. The styles run the whole spectrum from Baroque to Post-modern. Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ... Statue of Kateri Tekakwitha in front of Cathedral of St. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ...


Performance artists and authors followed the influx of specialists in the visual arts. Famous writers like Cormac McCarthy, Roger Zelazny, and Jack Schaefer have been long-time residents. The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature. ... For the musician Cormac McCarthy, see Cormac McCarthy (musician). ... Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 - June 14, 1995) was a United States writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. ...


Canyon Road, east of the Plaza, has the highest concentration of art galleries and restaurants in the city, and is a major destination for wealthy tourists and locals. Santa Fe's art market is the third largest in the United States, after New York and Los Angeles, and the Canyon Road galleries showcase a wide array of contemporary Southwestern, indigenous American, and experimental art, in addition to older Russian, Taos Masters, and Native American pieces. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... The term southwest, when used by itself, can refer to: Southwest, the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast The Southwest United States Southwest Airlines The Southwest Biosphere Reserve in Australia; see List of Biosphere Reserves in Australia Southwest England, principally the counties of Dorset, Somerset... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Native Americans in the United States (also known as Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States and their descendants in...


The town and the surrounding areas have a high concentration of artists. They have come over the decades to capture on canvas and in other media the natural beauty of the landscape, the flora and the fauna. One of the most well-known New Mexico-based artists was Georgia O'Keeffe, who lived for a time in Santa Fe but primarily in Abiquiu, a small village 35 miles away. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe is named after her, and it is devoted to exhibitions of her work and associated artists or related themes. As of March 2006, it will hold about one thousand of her works in all media. Georgia O’Keeffe in Abiquiu, New Mexico, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1950 Georgia Totto OKeeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American artist, widely regarded as one of the greatest modernist painters of the 20th century. ... Abiquiu (IPA: ) is a small town in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. ... The Georgia OKeeffe Museum was opened in July 1997, eleven years after the death of the American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe. ...


Music and opera are well represented in Santa Fe with the annual Santa Fe Opera productions, which take place between late June and late August each year, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival which is also held at the same time, mostly in the recently-refurbished movie theatre, the Lensic Theatre, now a major performing arts venue. The Santa Fe Opera is an opera company in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...


Tourism

After State government, tourism is a major aspect of the Santa Fe economy, with visitors attracted year-round by the climate and related outdoor activities (such as skiing in years of adequate snowfall; hiking in other seasons) plus cultural activities of the city and the region.


Most tourist activity takes place in the historic downtown, especially on and around the Plaza, a one-block square adjacent to the Palace of the Governors, the original seat of New Mexico's territorial government since the time of Spanish colonization. Other areas include “Museum Hill”, the site of the major art museums of the city, and the Canyon Road arts area with its galleries. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ... Palace of the Governors The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure on the Plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico that housed the Spanish territorial government from the time of colonization. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ...


Some visitors find Santa Fe particularly attractive around the second week of September when the aspens in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains turn yellow and the skies are clear and blue. This is also the time of the annual Fiesta to celebrate the "reconquering" of New Mexico by Don Diego DeVargas, a highlight is when Santa Feans burn Zozobra, a fifty-foot puppet also called "Old Man Gloom". Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. ... The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains located in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado in the United States. ... Categories: Stub ...


Within easy striking distance for day-trips is the town of Taos, about 70 miles North and the historic Bandelier National Monument about 30 miles away. Santa Fe's ski area, Ski Santa Fe, is about 16 miles north of the city. Taos is a city located in Taos County, New Mexico. ... Houses at Bandelier Bandelier National Monument The Bandelier National Monument is a U.S. National Monument consisting of 32,737 acres (132. ... A twin-tip shaped downhill ski. ...


Architectural highlights

St Francis Cathedral, 1869
St Francis Cathedral, 1869

Download high resolution version (664x785, 140 KB)wikipedia exclusive photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Santa Fe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (664x785, 140 KB)wikipedia exclusive photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Santa Fe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Saint Francis Cathedral Statue of Lamy in front of the cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. ... The Loretto Chapel spiral staircase. ... Palace of the Governors The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure on the Plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico that housed the Spanish territorial government from the time of colonization. ... San Miguel Mission For the Jesuit Mission of San Miguel in southern Brazil, please see São Miguel das Missões San Miguel Mission, also known as San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 62,203 people, 27,569 households, and 14,969 families residing in the city. The population density is 643.4/km² (1,666.1/mi²). There are 30,533 housing units at an average density of 315.8/km² (817.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 76.30% White, 0.66% African American, 2.21% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.29% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. 47.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 27,569 households out of which 24.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% are married couples living together, 12.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% are non-families. 36.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.90. In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.0 males. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ...


The median income for a household in the city is $40,392, and the median income for a family is $49,705. Males have a median income of $32,373 versus $27,431 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,454. 12.3% of the population and 9.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.2% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. This article is about general United States currency. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population living in poverty The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Airport

Santa Fe Municipal Airport
IATA: SAF - ICAO: KSAF
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Santa Fe
Serves Santa Fe, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL 6,348 ft (1934.9 m)
Coordinates 35° 37' 1.591" N
106° 5' 21.922" W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 8,342 2,543 Asphalt
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Santa Fe Municipal Airport (IATA: SAFICAO: KSAF) is a public airport located 9 miles southwest of Santa Fe. The airport currently has two daily non-stop flights to Denver on Great Lakes Airlines. The airline will code share these flights with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines to offer seamless connections from Santa Fe to destinations around the United States, and around the world. Due to the very limited air service, most people choose to fly into the Albuquerque International Sunport, about an hour's drive south of Santa Fe. An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Great Lakes Airlines, formerly Great Lakes Aviation, is an airline based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. It is a regional airline operating domestic scheduled and charter services. ... Code sharing is a business term used in the airline industry for a procedure whereby one airline operates a service using its own flight number, e. ... United Airlines, the major subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States. ... Frontier Airlines NASDAQ: FRNT is a low-cost airline based at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, USA. It operates flights throughout the United States and Mexico. ... A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 is taking off from the Albuquerque International Sunport. ...


References

Hammett, Kingsley, Santa Fe: A Walk Through Time, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2004 [ISBN 1-58685-102-0]


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