Cochiti, New Mexico

Located 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Santa Fe, the community is a historic pueblo, which is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The Cochiti pueblo people are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans; they speak an eastern Keresan language, which is an isolate. The pueblo administers 53,779 acres (217.64 km²) of reservation land and possesses concurrent jurisdiction over the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.

The pueblo celebrates the annual feast day for its patron saint, San Buenaventura, on July 14.

Geography

Cochiti is located at 35°36′32″N 106°21′01″W / 35.608876°N 106.350226°W / 35.608876; -106.350226Coordinates: 35°36′32″N 106°21′01″W / 35.608876°N 106.350226°W / 35.608876; -106.350226.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2010 census,^[3] there were 528 people, 157 households and 127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 440 per square mile (169.9/km²). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 149.9 per square mile (59.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1% Native American, 1.5% White, 1.3% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.

There were 157 households of which 28% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 29.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.76.

31.8% of the population were under the age of 19, 6.4% from 20 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.5 years.

In the 2000 census, the median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $19,231 compared with $21,641 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,153. About 21.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people from Cochiti Pueblo

Helen Cordero, storyteller pottery
Lisa Holt, potter
Virgil Ortiz, potter
Rita Lewis, storyteller pottery (1920—1991)
Florentino Montoya, pottery (1858-1918)
Tonita Peña, painter (1893—1949)
Diego Romero, pottery and printmaking (born 1964)
Mateo Romero, painter (born 1966)
Martina Vigil, pottery (1856—1916)

In popular culture

In 1969, a documentary film about a Native American boy's life on a Cochiti pueblo was made for Sesame Street's second (1970–71) season. Subjects it covered included a game of shinny, making tortillas, and making necklaces out of corn for summertime sale to tourists.^[4]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Classic Sesame Street film - Native American Pueblo, YouTube

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cochiti.

Cochiti Pueblo Ceremonial shield, made before 1883

Indian reservations and Pueblos in New Mexico

Reservations	Acoma Jicarilla Mescalero Navajo Alamo Ramah Tohajiilee Santa Clara Ute Mountain Zuni

Pueblos	Acoma Cochiti Isleta Jemez Kewa Laguna Nambe Ohkay Owingeh Picuris Pojoaque Sandia San Felipe San Ildefonso Santa Ana Santa Clara Taos Tesuque Zia Zuni

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Municipalities and communities of Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Bernalillo

City	Rio Rancho‡

Towns	Bernalillo Edgewood‡

Villages	Corrales Cuba Jemez Springs San Ysidro

CDPs	Algodones Cañon Cochiti Cochiti Lake Jemez Pueblo Kewa Pueblo La Cueva La Jara Peña Blanca Placitas Ponderosa Pueblo of Sandia Village Regina San Felipe Pueblo San Luis Santa Ana Pueblo Torreon Zia Pueblo

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Indian reservations	Cochiti Pueblo‡ Jemez Pueblo Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation‡ Kewa Pueblo Laguna Pueblo‡ Navajo Nation‡ San Felipe Pueblo San Ildefonso Pueblo‡ Sandia Pueblo‡ Santa Ana Pueblo Santa Clara Indian Reservation‡ Zia Pueblo

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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