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Census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
514Population
2.6 sq miArea
5,761 ftElevation

Velarde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Velarde had a population of 514. Velarde is located on New Mexico State Road 68, in the Rio Grande Rift, at the point where the road enters the Rio Grande Gorge.

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01