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Dulce, New Mexico
Dulce (/ˈdʌlsiː/ or /ˈduːsiː/; Jicarilla Apache: Lóosi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dulce had a population of 2,788. It is almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.
Dulce was founded by the Gomez family as a ranching operation.[citation needed] The original name was "Agua Dulce," Spanish for sweet water because of the presence of natural springs that provided good drinking water for the people and their animals. The original homestead was founded in 1877 by Jose Eugenio Gomez. The Jicarilla Apache reservation was established in 1887 when the Apache people were forced into a reservation. The Gomez Ranch is currently kept under Manuel Gomez ownership, though surrounded by reservation land.[citation needed]
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad constructed its San Juan Extension through Dulce in 1882, and a post office was established in 1892. A sawmill was established here, and a logging railroad running southwest as far as Mills Lake from about 1914, both of which closed around 1930.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.8 square miles (33 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, Dulce had a population of 2,788. The median age was 31.5 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 917 households in Dulce, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.9% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,105 housing units, of which 17.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.1%.
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Dulce, New Mexico
Dulce (/ˈdʌlsiː/ or /ˈduːsiː/; Jicarilla Apache: Lóosi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dulce had a population of 2,788. It is almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.
Dulce was founded by the Gomez family as a ranching operation.[citation needed] The original name was "Agua Dulce," Spanish for sweet water because of the presence of natural springs that provided good drinking water for the people and their animals. The original homestead was founded in 1877 by Jose Eugenio Gomez. The Jicarilla Apache reservation was established in 1887 when the Apache people were forced into a reservation. The Gomez Ranch is currently kept under Manuel Gomez ownership, though surrounded by reservation land.[citation needed]
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad constructed its San Juan Extension through Dulce in 1882, and a post office was established in 1892. A sawmill was established here, and a logging railroad running southwest as far as Mills Lake from about 1914, both of which closed around 1930.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.8 square miles (33 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, Dulce had a population of 2,788. The median age was 31.5 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 917 households in Dulce, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.9% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,105 housing units, of which 17.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.1%.