Belen, New Mexico

Belcher
(Roosevelt County)

Bell
(Colfax County)

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The city of Belen is located in Valencia County.

Belen is 1,460 feet [445.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Belen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Mississippi and Texas have communities that are also named Belen.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Belen had a population of 6,901 people ^<2> (or 10.4% of the total population of Valencia County). The population of Belen represented 0.38% of the total of New Mexico, making it the state's 27th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Belen had a population of 7,325 people. This is an increase of 6.14% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Belen.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	7,325	+6.14%	+2.48% since 2007
2007	7,148	+3.58%	+1.3% since 2006
2006	7,056	+2.25%	-0.62% since 2005
2005	7,100	+2.88%
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2000	6,901	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bosque Farms	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,060	3.28% increase
Casa Colorada	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
El Cerro-Monterey Park	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
Isleta Village Proper	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
Los Chaves	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
Los Lunas	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	14,153	41.05% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Belen.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belen - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Belen. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Belen and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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