Chama, New Mexico Chama, New Mexico Cumbres & Toltec train in downtown Chama Cumbres & Toltec train in downtown Chama Location of Chama, New Mexico Location of Chama, New Mexico Chama, New Mexico is positioned in the US Chama, New Mexico - Chama, New Mexico State New Mexico Chama is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Chama is positioned at 36 53 41 N 106 35 4 W (36.894777, -106.584406), on the Rio Chama.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
Chama is the end of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, a steam-driven, narrow gauge tradition stockyards which carries visitors to and from Osier, Colorado, and Antonito, Colorado, amid the summer months.
It is the remaining 64 mile portion of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad's San Juan Extension assembled in the 1880s between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado.
The route was abandoned in the late 1960s and the tracks from Chama westward to Durango were torn up soon afterwards.
There were 467 homeholds of which 30.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.13.
26.6% of the populace were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median homehold income was $30,513, and the median family income was $31,983.
About 11.9% of families and 17.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Chama has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Climate data for Chama, New Mexico Chama, Colorado Rio Chama (Rio Grande) United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Climate Summary for Chama, New Mexico Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chama.
Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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