San Patricio, New Mexico
Encyclopedia
San Patricio is a very small community in Lincoln County
, in the U.S. state of New Mexico
. It is located on the Rio Ruidoso
and U.S. Highway 70, between the communities of Hondo
and Glencoe. It is just east of the Lincoln National Forest
. The community is home to a benedictine spirituality center recently purchased by the Diocese of Las Cruces], San Patricio Retreat Center.
.
The Elevation is 5436 feet (1657 m).
Lincoln County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*85.1% White*0.5% Black*2.4% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.5% Two or more races*9.1% Other races*29.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, in the U.S. state of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. It is located on the Rio Ruidoso
Rio Ruidoso
The Rio Ruidoso is a long river located in the Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln County and Otero County, New Mexico in the United States and is part of the Rio Ruidoso Watershed...
and U.S. Highway 70, between the communities of Hondo
Hondo, New Mexico
Hondo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about five miles downstream from Ruidosos Downs, where the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers join together to form the Rio Hondo. It is located at the point where U.S. Route 70 is joined by U.S. Route...
and Glencoe. It is just east of the Lincoln National Forest
Lincoln National Forest
The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It was established in 1902 and covers 1,103,828 acres...
. The community is home to a benedictine spirituality center recently purchased by the Diocese of Las Cruces], San Patricio Retreat Center.
History
Originally named Ruidoso for the river, in about 1870, the town was renamed when a Catholic church was built around 1875, and named La Iglesia de San Patricio. The village was also part of the Lincoln County WarLincoln County War
The Lincoln County War was a 19th-century range war between two factions during the Old West period. Numerous notable figures of the American West were involved, including Billy the Kid, aka William Henry McCarty; sheriffs William Brady and Pat Garrett; cattle rancher John Chisum, lawyer and...
.
Geography
Location of San Patricio is 33°24′32"N 105°19′37"W (33.408976, -105.326928).The Elevation is 5436 feet (1657 m).