Red River, New Mexico

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The town of Red River is located in Taos County.

Typical abbreviation for Red River: Red Riv.

Red River is 2,620 feet [798.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Red River can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Red River had a population of 484 people^<2> (or 1.61% of the total population of Taos County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Red River had a population of 515 people. This is an increase of 6.4% 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 Red River.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	San Luis (CO)	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	642	13.13% decrease
	Angel Fire	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	982	6.3% decrease
	Cimarron	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	816	11.01% decrease
	Eagle Nest	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	299	2.29% decrease
	Kiowa Village	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Questa	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,907	2.31% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Red River.

Website for Red River

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The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Red River. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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