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Algodones, New Mexico

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Rio Rancho census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87001. It stands on Las Huertas Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Felipe Pueblo quadrangle. 720 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,112 feet above sea level.

Algodones within Sandoval County

Population over time

3 figures

Algodones grew from 688 to 720 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000688
2010814+126 (+18%)
2020720-94 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

185 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Algodones between 1993 and 2020, burning about 595 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning115
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony6
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 August 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyMONTOYA
14 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBernalillo District21-60550192X
14 August 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyHAGEN
1 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyJILL
9 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresBernalillo District20-60090045N
8 July 2003Recreation and ceremony2.5 acresSouthern Pueblos AgencySANTA ANA
6 July 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyHORSE FIRE
6 July 2003Naturalunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencySANFELIPE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sandoval County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Algodones: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Grevey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Montoya PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
North PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Pit Number 56-92-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 66-15-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 67-37-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 69-7-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Santa Ana PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sandoval County

Storms near this place

9 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Algodones in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2014Flash FloodAlgodones$200,000Rapid runoff from an estimated 2 to 4 inch downpour resulted in a breached levee that flooded several homes across from the Algodones fire station. The fire department was pumping water away from Highway 313. Water was still being pumped out of 2 homes the following morning.
July 2015Flash FloodAlgodones$75,000Local media reported that 100 feet of railroad track for the Rail Runner between Albuquerque and Sante Fe was washed out. The tracks were located on north side of the bridge at the Arroyo Maria Chavez. Rail Runner service was suspended for the rest of the weekend.
July 2014Flash FloodAlgodones$10,000Emergency manager reported that heavy rainfall in the area from Cochiti south to Kewa Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, Algodones, and Rio Rancho resulted in numerous reports of flooding. All arroyos around San Felipe Pueblo were reported to be running fast and full. Residents of Sile were cut off due to flooding across a low water crossing that formed due to repeated flooding from the Las Conchas burn scar. A low water crossing also formed by the Las Conchas flooding was reported fast and full along Tribal Road 84 near Cochiti. No extensive damage was reported but EM felt this event was flash flood worthy. Heavy rainfall also created minor flooding around Rio Rancho. The area of Algodones the received flooding on the 23rd was also likely impacted by more heavy rainfall. Damage is estimated for road surfaces near low water crossings and clean up.
September 2025Flash FloodAlgodones-Heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms resulted in water and debris from nearby drainages covering portions of I-25 between mile markers 248 and 249 near Algodones. The interstate was reduced to 1 lane with traffic backed up 4 miles in both directions for several hours during the evening. The Rail Runner tracks at mile marker 14 on Pan American Central Highway in Algodones was also flooded with debris over the railroad tracks and a bridge being washed out. This resulted in a 3 hour delay to allow for repairs to the railroad track and bridge. Northbound travelers were bussed from the stop on Highway 550 to the San Felipe station to continue their trip, while southbound travelers were bussed from the stop to the Highway 550 station.
September 2013Flash FloodAlgodones-Water and debris flooding over Interstate 25 near Algodones.
July 2006Flash FloodAlgodones-Strong and fast runoff into Las Huertas Creek damaged repaired culverts and cut the road again in Placitas. The high flows ran west in Las Huertas Creek and overtopped a few irrigation channels and flooded roads in Algodones.
July 2007HailAlgodones-no account filed
July 2007HailAlgodones-no account filed
August 1996Flash FloodAlgodones-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sandoval County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Las Colonias0.5 miles20
Angostura0.9 miles20
Ranchito3.3 miles20
Sundance Mesa3.5 miles20
Chical3.6 miles20
San Felipe Pueblo4.1 miles19
Rivajana4.2 miles20
El Llanito4.5 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AlgodonesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q582266The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899497. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.