Red River, New Mexico Red River, New Mexico The town of Red River, New Mexico The town of Red River, New Mexico Location of Red River, New Mexico Location of Red River, New Mexico Red River, New Mexico is positioned in the US Red River, New Mexico - Red River, New Mexico State New Mexico Red River is a resort town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States positioned in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
The Red River Valley historic marker west of the town The town of Red River began in earnest in the 1870s, when miners from close-by Elizabethtown in the Moreno Valley were drawn in by gold strikes in the region and trappers sought game.
It was titled after the perennial stream, Red River, that flowed through the town, coming from the northern slopes of Wheeler Peak.
By 1895, Red River was a booming quarrying camp, with gold, silver and copper in some abundance, and a populace estimated at three thousand.
Mining hit its peak in 1897, and by 1905 the quarrying and the populace dwindled but the town survived, gaining a reputation as a great getaway from hot weather and as a trout fishing paradise.
Red River Ski Area with the town of Red River in the background Red River is positioned at 36 42 23 N 105 24 19 W (36.706311, -105.405271). Red River is positioned in the southern Rocky Mountains, part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and is surrounded by the Carson National Forest.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.
Red River Historic District As of the census of 2000, there were 484 citizens , 234 homeholds, and 138 families residing in the town.
There were 234 homeholds out of which 20.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $39,792.
The per capita income for the town was $17,883.
About 5.4% of families and 9.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Climate data for Red River, NM The chief industry in Red River is tourism.
Red River is positioned at the base of the Red River Ski Area, positioned 8,750 feet above sea level in the southern Rocky Mountains.
Pearson, Jim Berry (1986) The Red River-Twining area: a New Mexico quarrying story University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, ISBN 0-8263-0875-9 Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Red River.
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