Pecos, New Mexico

Pearson
(Roosevelt County)

Pecos Junction
(Eddy County)

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The village of Pecos is located in San Miguel County.

Pecos is 2,120 feet [646.18 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Texas has a community that is also named Pecos.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Pecos had a population of 1,441 people ^<2> (or 4.79% of the total population of San Miguel County). The population of Pecos represented 0.08% of the total of New Mexico, making it the state's 54th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Pecos had a population of 1,489 people. This is an increase of 3.33% 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 Pecos.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,489	+3.33%	-0.33% since 2007
2007	1,494	+3.68%	-0.6% since 2006
2006	1,503	+4.3%	+2.52% since 2005
2005	1,466	+1.73%
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2000	1,441	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Agua Fria	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
Canada de los Alamos	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
Chupadero	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
Eldorado at Santa Fe	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Galisteo	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
Glorieta	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

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

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pecos - 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 Pecos. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Pecos 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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