The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLa Jara is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Jara had a population of 177. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 207 to 177 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Jara 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.
Start La Jara’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Jara’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10La Jara, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.