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Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

157 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People: 40,070
Median household income: $57,155; ±4,325
Unemployed: 4.9%; 838 of 17,007 in the labour force
Homes with broadband: 75.3%; 11,788 of 15,647 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

County government 1

County government in Rio Arriba County
Name	People	Office	Website
County of Rio Arriba	40,179 (2021)	1122 Industrial Park Rd, Espanola	Website

Cities, towns and villages 2

Cities, towns and villages in Rio Arriba County
Name	People	Office	Website
City of Espanola	10,487 (2021)	405 N Paseo de Onate, Espanola	Website
Village of Chama	912 (2021)	Po Box 794, Chama	—

Special districts 154

Special districts in Rio Arriba County
Name	What it does	Office	Website
(acequia de la Ladera) El Molino Ditch Association	Drainage	General Delivery, Petaca	—
(acequia de Los Varnales) Acequia de Los Barriales	Drainage	General Delivery, Petaca	—
(acequia del Llanito) la Acequia de Comunidad de El Llanito	Drainage	Po Box 656, La Madera	—
(la Zorra South Ditch) de Tio Borrego	Drainage	Po Box 601, La Madera	—
(ojo Caliente Ditch) Acequia Los Gallegos	Drainage	Po Box 291, Ojo Caliente	—
Acequia Atras de la Plaza	Drainage	Po Box 222, Cordova	—
Acequia de la Apodaca	Drainage	Po Box 482, Dixon	—
Acequia de la Ensenada	Drainage	Po Box 835, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia de la Joyita	Drainage	Po Box 13, Cordova	—
Acequia de la Mesa Prieta	Drainage	Po Box 33343, Santa Fe	—
Acequia de la Otra Vanda	Drainage	RT. 3, Box 11 A, Espanola	—
Acequia de la Plaza Blanca Ditch Association	Drainage	Po Box 158, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia de la Posesion	Drainage	Po Box 338, Truchas	—
Acequia de la Puente	Drainage	Po Box 6, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia de la Vanda	Drainage	Po Box 132, Cordova	—
Acequia de Las Canovas	Drainage	Po Box 718, La Madera	—
Acequia de Las Nutrias (upper)	Drainage	Po Box 125, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia de Los Ancones	Drainage	903 W Alameda St, Santa Fe	—
Acequia de Los Llanitos	Drainage	Po Box 392, Truchas	—
Acequia de Los Ranchos	Drainage	Po Box 517, Chimayo	—
Acequia de Tierra Amarilla Ditch Association	Drainage	Po Box 182, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia del Abiquiu	Drainage	Po Box 290, Abiquiu	—
Acequia del Bosque	Drainage	Po Box 342, Dixon	—
Acequia del Canoncito	Drainage	General Delivery, Petaca	—
Acequia del la Mesa de Poleo	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
Acequia del Llano de Canjilon Ditch Association	Drainage	Po Box 505, Canjilon	—
Acequia del Medio	Drainage	Po Box 580, Dixon	—
Acequia del Molino	Drainage	General Delivery, Petaca	—
Acequia del Rincon	Drainage	Po Box 5, Embudo	—
Acequia del Rio de Chama	Drainage	Po Box 717, Medanales	—
Acequia El Llano de Abeyta	Drainage	Po Box 426, Truchas	—
Acequia la Junta Y Cienega	Drainage	Po Box 212, Embudo	—
Acequia Madre	Drainage	Po Box 158, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia Madre del Bosque (lyden Ditch)	Drainage	Po Box 4791, Fairview	—
Acequia Mariano	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
Acequia Mesa del Medio 1	Drainage	8100 Rancho Sueno Ct Nw, Albuquerque	—
Acequia Otra Vanda	Drainage	Po Box 695, El Rito	—
Acequias Nortenas de Rio Arriba Association	Drainage	Po Box 96, Los Ojos	—
Adolfo Morfin Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 158, Tierra Amarilla	—
Alcalde Community Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 99, Alcalde	—
Barela and Griego Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 241, Vallecitos	—
Canones Ditch 1	Drainage	5505 Drayton St Ne, Albuquerque	—
Canones North and South Ditch Rancho Rita	Drainage	General Delivery, Chama	—
Chacon and Association Ditch	Drainage	Canon Route, Po Box 15, Vallecitos	—
Chamita Community Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 930, Ohkay Owingeh	—
Chicos Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 118, Velarde	—
Chili Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 1179, Espanola	—
Cristobal G Chavez Ditch	Drainage	General Delivery, Vallecitos	—
El Guique Ditch	Drainage	396 County Road 57, Ohkay Owingeh	—
El Medio Ditch (ancones)	Drainage	Po Box 158, Tierra Amarilla	—
El Medio Velarde Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 123, Velarde	—
G R Sewell Ditch	Drainage	General Delivery, La Madera	—
Gallegos-Jaramillo Ditch	Drainage	Hc 3, La Madera	—
Gallina Capulin Acequia Association	Drainage	Po Box 213, Gallina	—
Garcia Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 332, Velarde	—
Garcia Ditch (includes Los Chamisos Ditch)	Drainage	85 Upper San Pedro Rd, Espanola	—
Gonzales Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 58, Abiquiu	—
La Acequia de la Plaza de Dixon	Drainage	Po Box 574, Dixon	—
La Acequia del Norte	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
La Canova Community Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 367, Velarde	—
La Cienega East Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 601, La Madera	—
La Mesilla Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 141, Santa Cruz	Website
La Tablas West Ditch	Drainage	Hc 67, Las Tablas	—
La Zorra North Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 685, La Madera	—
Llano Community Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 12, Questa	—
Lomita Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 3123, Fairview	—
Los Duranes Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 233, Espanola	—
Lower Canones Community Ditch Association	Drainage	General Delivery, Canones	—
Manzanares and Montoya Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 737, Medanales	—
Martinez Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 742, Medanales	—
Polvadera Ditch Association 1	Drainage	Hc 84 Box 8E, Canones	—
Polvadera Ditch Association 2	Drainage	Hc 84 Box 8E, Canones	—
Quintana Ditch at la Puente	Drainage	Po Box 32, Abiquiu	—
Rio de Chama Acequia	Drainage	Po Box 1163, Espanola	—
Rio Puerco Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 116, Youngsville	—
Rito Encino Ditch (youngsville Community)	Drainage	Po Box 57, Youngsville	—
Rutherton Ditch Association	Drainage	Po Box 204, Los Ojos	Website
San Jose de Hernandez Acequia	Drainage	Po Box 2445, Espanola	—
San Miguel Acequia Association	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
Sanchez-Lucero-Trujillo Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 246, Ojo Caliente	—
Tierra Amarilla Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 351, Tierra Amarilla	—
Tierra Azul Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 1206, Abiquiu	—
Unser Ditch	Drainage	General Delivery, Dulce	—
Upper Canones Community Ditch Association	Drainage	Po Box 51, Canones	—
Vallecitos East Ditch	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
Vallecitos West Ditch	Drainage	805 Early St, Santa Fe	—
West Tusas Ditch	Drainage	Po Box 141, Velarde	—
Abeyta-Trujillo Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 149, Abiquiu	—
Acequia de la Madera	Irrigation	Po Box 637, La Madera	—
Acequia de Los Brazos	Irrigation	Po Box 87, Los Ojos	—
Acequia de Parkview Ditch Association	Irrigation	Po Box 26, Los Ojos	—
Acequia del Alto del Acequia del Llano	Irrigation	Po Box 475, Truchas	—
Acequia del Llano	Irrigation	Po Box 23, Dixon	—
Acequia del Llano	Irrigation	Po Box 475, Truchas	—
Acequia del Llano Quemado	Irrigation	Po Box 198, Santa Cruz	—
Acequia del Ojo Sarco	Irrigation	Hc 65 Box 60, Ojo Sarco	—
Acequia del Porvenir	Irrigation	Po Box 158, Tierra Amarilla	—
Acequia Madre de Truchas	Irrigation	Po Box 452, Truchas	—
Acequia Sancochoda	Irrigation	Po Box 172, Dixon	—
Ditch West	Irrigation	Po Box 141, Velarde	—
J V Martinez Ditch	Irrigation	P O Box 691, Medanales	—
Jose Pablo Gonzales Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 15, Abiquiu	—
La Acequia de la Sierra	Irrigation	2259 34th St, Los Alamos	—
La Cueva Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 18, Ojo Caliente	—
M B Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 605, Chama	—
Ortega Community Ditch	Irrigation	403 W Pueblo Dr, Espanola	—
Rinconada Community Ditch	Irrigation	2296 State Rd, Embudo	—
Rinconada Isla Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 613, Velarde	—
Santa Cruz Ditch	Irrigation	1513 Martinez Ln, Santa Cruz	—
Santa Cruz Irrigation District	Irrigation	Po Box 1168, Santa Cruz	—
Valdez-Martinez Ditch	Irrigation	Po Box 141, Velarde	—
Abiquiu Land Grant Community	Other multi-function districts	Po Box 179, Abiquiu	—
El Bordo Ditch Association	Other natural resources	Po Box 415, Hernandez	—
Jarita Ditch Association	Other natural resources	General Delivery, La Madera	—
Molino Ditch	Other natural resources	Po Box 635, La Madera	—
Rio Vallecitos Acequia	Other natural resources	Po Box 635, La Madera	—
Bartolome Sanchez Land Grant Corporation	Other single function districts	Po Box 46, Glorieta	—
La Petaca Land Grant	Other single function districts	General Delivery, Petaca	—
Rosario San Fernando Land Grant	Reclamation	General Delivery, Truchas	—
East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District	Soil and water conservation	19283 Us Highway 84/285, Hernandez	—
Upper Chama Soil Conservation District	Soil and water conservation	Po Box 514, Tierra Amarilla	—
North Central Solid Waste Authority	Solid waste management	Po Box 1230, Espanola	Website
Abiquiu Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 11, Abiquiu	—
Alcalde Mutual Domestic Consumers Water Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 727, Alcalde	—
Apodaca Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 204, Dixon	—
Arroyo del Agua Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 51, Youngville	—
Barranco Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 4, Abiquiu	—
Brazos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Hc 75 Box 109, Chama	—
Canon Plaza Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	General Delivery, Vallecitos	—
Canones Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	General Delivery, Canones	—
Capulin Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 144, Gallina	—
Cebolla Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 216, Cebolla	—
Chamita Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 1096, San Juan Pueblo	—
Cordova Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 40, Cordova	—
Coyote Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 202, Coyote	—
Dixon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 422, Dixon	—
El Llano Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	1715B Simmons Lane, Espanola	—
El Rito Canyon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 698, El Rito	—
El Rito Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 52, El Rito	—
Ensenada Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 226, Tierra Amarilla	—
La Madera Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 637, La Madera	—
La Puebla Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Rt 3, Box 174-16, Espanola	—
Los Ojos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 204, Los Ojos	—
Lumberton Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 113, Lumberton	—
Montecito Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 68, Dixon	—
Ojo Sarco Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Hcr 65 Box 111, Ojo Sarco	—
Placitas Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 246, El Rito	—
Rutheron Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 204, Los Ojos	—
Tierra Amarilla Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 128, Tierra Amarilla	—
Truchas Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 423, Truchas	—
Upper Canoncito Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 267, Dixon	—
Vallecitos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 254, Velarde	—
Winterhaven Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 92, Youngville	—
Youngsville Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc.	Water supply utility	Po Box 28, Youngville	—

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

CHAMA VALLEY
School district3 schools
STATE ROAD 531, Tierra Amarilla, NM, 87575
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DULCE
School district3 schools
113 HAWKS DR, Dulce, NM, 87528
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ESPANOLA
School district13 schools
405 HUNTER ST, Espanola, NM, 87532
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
JEMEZ MTN
School district4 schools
9935 US HIGHWAY 550, Cuba, NM, 87013
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MESA VISTA
School district4 schools
HIGHWAY 285 JUNCTION 111, Ojo Caliente, NM, 87549
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

Dixon Farmers' Market
215 Hwy. 75, Dixon, NM, 87527
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Espanola Farmers Market
1105 N.Railroad Avenue, Espanola, NM, 87532
SNAP / EBTWICSenior coupons
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-01-14. USDA listing

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.