The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusUte Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ute Park had a population of 63. It was formerly part of the Maxwell Land Grant. Ute Park lies on U.S. Route 64 between Cimarron and Eagle Nest, just east of Cimarron Canyon State Park. In 1921, the Guide to New Mexico described it as: Ute Park was named for the Ute Indians, who lived on the east slope of near-by Mt. Baldy. The rebellious Ute resisted their white oppressors, and an Indian Agency and military force were maintained at Cimarron to keep them subdued, until they were finally moved to a reservation in southern Colorado and Utah. The village of Ut…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 71 to 63 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ute Park 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ute Park’s history is told.
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Ute Park, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Ute Park is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ute Park has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eagle Nest Dam in Eagle Nest, 7.1 miles away.
Ute Park and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.