History · Los Luceros

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The story so far

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Los Luceros is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Los Luceros had a population of 891. It includes or is close to Los Luceros Hacienda, a historic plantation with chapel that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 906 people in 2010, 891 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1991.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Los Luceros

Los Luceros has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 5 historic buildings, because Los Luceros Hacienda alone counts 5.

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In New Mexicoby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
5historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1983first listedLos Luceros Hacienda

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
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

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