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'''Los Chavez''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia County]], [[New Mexico]]. The population was 5,033 at the time of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]]. It is part of the [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
The settlement of Los Chavez, on the west bank of the [[Río Grande]], dates to a 1738 grant to Nicolás Durán y Chávez from Atrisco. In 1790, it consisted of six plazas (Julyan 1996:78; Espinosa and Chávez 1967:41- 43). It was included in the 1802 census (Olmsted 1981:139-140). In the autumn of 1847, a unit of the U.S. Army traveled south along the west bank of the Río Grande. Philip Gooch Ferguson reported that “the road most generally traveled” was on the east bank, but the west side of the river was better for water. Ferguson mentioned camping near a small town named “Plaza Chavez” (Bieber 1936:326-328).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newmexicohistory.org/places/camino-real-map/los-chaves|title=New Mexico Office of the State Historian {{!}} places|website=newmexicohistory.org|access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4997
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N%2CNAME&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A35|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,033 people, 1,764 households, and 1,365 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|491.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,888 housing units at an average density of {{convert|184.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 26.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 54.10% of the population.

There were 1,764 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,228, and the median income for a family was $40,896. Males had a median income of $32,278 versus $22,537 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,092. About 13.1% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The majority of Los Chavez is in [[Belen Consolidated Schools]], while a portion is in [[Los Lunas Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35061_valencia/DC20SD_C35061.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Valencia County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-09-04}}</ref> [[Belén High School]] is the Belén district's comprehensive high school.

== Notable people ==

* [[Dennis Chávez]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and [[U.S. senate|U.S. Senate]]
* [[Antoinette Sedillo Lopez]], attorney and member of the [[New Mexico Senate]]

==References==
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{{Valencia County, New Mexico}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Valencia County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Albuquerque metropolitan area]]