Map of Los Chaves CDP

Los Chavez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico. The population was 5,033 at the time of the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Los Chaves CDP overview:
Name:	Los Chaves CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New Mexico
County:	Valencia County
Elevation:	4,823 ft (1,470 m)
Total Area:	11.44 sq mi (29.64 km²)
Land Area:	11.44 sq mi (29.64 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,997
Population Density:	436.65/sq mi (168.59/km²)
Area code:	505
FIPS code:	3542740
GNISfeature ID:	0930475

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History

The settlement of Los Chávez, on the west bank of the Río Grande, dates to a 1738 grant to Nicolás Durán y Chávez from Atrisco. In 1790, it consisted of six plazas (Julyan 1996:78; Espinosa and Chávez 1967:41- 43). It was included in the 1802 census (Olmsted 1981:139-140). In the autumn of 1847, a unit of the U.S. Army traveled south along the west bank of the Río Grande. Philip Gooch Ferguson reported that “the road most generally traveled” was on the east bank, but the west side of the river was better for water. Ferguson mentioned camping near a small town named “Plaza Chavez” (Bieber 1936:326-328).