Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Placitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.

They founded the village of San Jose de las Huertas near present-day Placitas.

[4][5] Around the year 1768, nomadic Native Americans raided the village.

[4] On February 24th, 1894, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church was founded.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km2), all land.

There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 53.7 per square mile (20.7/km2).

Wild Horses of Placitas, 2012. They are the source of some controversy. One argument is that they eat the wild grass faster than it can renew itself, especially during drought, which may lead to erosion problems. Traffic safety is also of concern, due to the free-roaming horses crossing rural roads and a state highway (NM 165). Photo courtesy of John Fowler, Placitas.
Map of New Mexico highlighting Sandoval County