Placitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,452. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Placitas is located at 35°19′3″N 106°27′7″W / 35.3175°N 106.45194°W / 35.3175; -106.45194 (35.317444, -106.452065).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,452 people, 1,485 households, and 1,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 115.4 people per square mile (44.5/km²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 53.7 per square mile (20.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.52% White, 0.70% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.46% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.22% of the population.
There were 1,485 households out of which…
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