Profile for Santa Fe, New Mexico, NM

Santa Fe is on the Santa Fe River, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Founded in 1609 on the ruins of an Indian pueblo. American troops took the city without shedding blood during the Mexican War

The city's low skyline profile traces to a 1957 city law limiting construction to traditional adobe architectural styles in the Historic Zone

Public transportation: Santa Fe Trails - City of Santa Fe (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 387. The number of murders and homicides was 9. The violent crime rate was 5.9 per 1,000 people.

Rated No. 1 on Healthy Cities list, by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003

Local foods: Christmas burrito - half covered in green chile and the other half covered in red

Filming location for:
· 2000 movie, "All the Pretty Horses"
· 1999 movie, "Wild Wild West"
· 2005 movie, "Rent"
· 2007 movie, "3:10 to Yuma"

Well-known residents have included:
· Georgia O?Keeffe, artist

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Santa Fe County Fair - July 29-Aug. 5, 2007
• Santa Fe Traditional & Bluegrass Music Festival - Aug. 24-26, 2007
• Santa Fe Film Festival - Dec. 5-9, 2007
• Rodeo de Santa Fe - June 20-23, 2007
• Ethnographic Art Show - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Sun Mountain Gathering - Oct. 6, 2007
• Santa Fe Indian Market - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• Spanish Market & Fiestas - July 28-29, 2007
• Summer Festival, Frontier Days and Peruvian Paso Horses - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007

Performing arts: Santa Fe Community Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Hyde Memorial State Park, Santa Fe National Forest, Amelia White Park

Public spaces: Santa Fe Plaza

Historic routes: Santa Fe Trail, El Camino Real, Route 66

Historic sites and museums: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Palace of the Governors, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum Hill, Santa Fe Children's Museum, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

Colleges and universities: College of Santa Fe, Saint John's College, Santa Fe Community College, Southwestern College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 201

Quotes:
Santa Fe is the artiest, sculpturest, weaviest and potteryest town on earth?
-- Journeys
Jan Morris

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (7)

Colleges (5)

Communities (1)

Hotels (79)

Libraries (6)

Museums (13)

Parks (1)

Ski areas (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Santa Fe demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Santa Fe County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Santa Fe area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 87505 ZIP code.

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10% of Santa Fe residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Santa Fe ancestry & family history guide.

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• Santa Fe County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - NM data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Santa Fe Community Orchestra
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Santa Fe was $25,454, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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40% of Santa Fe residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Santa Fe festival dates:

• Santa Fe County Fair - July 29-Aug. 5, 2007
• Santa Fe Traditional & Bluegrass Music Festival - Aug. 24-26, 2007
• Santa Fe Film Festival - Dec. 5-9, 2007
• Rodeo de Santa Fe - June 20-23, 2007
• Ethnographic Art Show - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Sun Mountain Gathering - Oct. 6, 2007
• Santa Fe Indian Market - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• Spanish Market & Fiestas - July 28-29, 2007
• Summer Festival, Frontier Days and Peruvian Paso Horses - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Santa Fe festival web sites:

• Rodeo de Santa Fe
• Santa Fe Film Festival
• Santa Fe Jazz & International Music Fest

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Mexico county fairs
• New Mexico festivals (New Mexico tourism department)
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Historic districts in Santa Fe include Barrio de Analco Historic District, Camino del Monte Sol Historic District, Don Gaspar Historic District, Santa Fe Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Santa Fe, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $644.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,177.

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Libraries in Santa Fe include Library Bookstop, New Mexico State Library, Oliver La Farge Library, Pojoaque Pueblo Library, Santa Fe Public Library, Vista Grande Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Santa Fe include Santa Fe New Mexican

TV stations in Santa Fe include KASA, KCHF, KWBQ.

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Santa Fe County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Santa Fe political report.

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Santa Fe restaurants taking online reservations include BALEENsantafe, El Farol, Geronimo, La Cantina, La Casa Sena, Los Mayas, Senor Lucky's at the Palace, The Old House Restaurant, Trattoria Nostrani, Tulips ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Santa Fe workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Santa Fe between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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