The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBrazos is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brazos had a population of 31.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 44 to 31 (-30%).
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brazos yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Brazos
Brazos has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 35 historic buildings, because Los Brazos Historic District alone counts 35.
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In New Mexicoby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
35historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1985first listedLos Brazos Historic District
Where they are
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Districts
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.


