Santa Ana Pueblo ( Eastern Keres: Tamaya ʰɑmɑjːɑ is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 479. It is part of the

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. The

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, named Tamaya in Keres, administers a total

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land of 73,000 acres (295 km²) in the

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valley and is composed of Native Americans who speak an eastern dialect of the

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. The pueblo celebrates an annual feast day for its

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, on July 26.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.3 km²), of which 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.4 km²) (7.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 479 people, 121 households, and 99 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 69.2 people per square mile (26.7/km²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.25%

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, 97.29% Native American, 0.84% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 2.51% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 121 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were

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living together, 31.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.96 and the average family size was 4.42. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.9% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,179, and the median income for a family was $45,714. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $23,125 for females. The

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for the CDP was $9,857. 5.1% of the population and 4.1% of families were below the

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, including 4.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those 65 and older.

Economy

The people of Santa Ana Pueblo participate in a mixed economy, with many travelling to jobs outside of the Pueblo lands. The Pueblo operates the Santa Ana Star Casino and is the site of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa. The Pueblo owns and operates two championship golf courses, Santa Ana Golf Club and Twin Warriors Golf Club. They also run arts & crafts, gardening and cooking enterprises. In 2022, Tesla leased Santa Ana tribal land to build a new service and delivery center, something that they cannot do on non-Federal-jurisdiction land in the state due to New Mexico legislation requiring the use of automobile dealers as intermediaries in selling cars to consumers, something Tesla has been unwilling to do. The store is expected to open in May 2023 and will be five times larger than the first New Mexico Tesla facility on tribal land,Tesla announces second New Mexico dealership

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, 7 October 2022. a service center built the previous year in Nambe.

Education

Most of Santa Ana Pueblo is in the

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district. Some is in the

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district. The former operates

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References

External links

Official Santa Ana Pueblo website

My New Mexico Golf website
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