Amos Atencio, President

P.O. Box 400
Embudo, NM 87531

Phone: (505) 579-4217
Fax: (505) 579-4206

amosatencio@cybermesa.com

Incorporated: 1973

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Photo by Sandy Rosenblith

Embudo is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, where the Embudo River flows into the Rio Grande. It’s about 35 miles northeast of Santa Fee. The town originally called Embudo (San Antonio de Embudo) was located two miles up the Embudo River and is now called Dixon. Embudo was founded in 1881 when the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad opened a depot at the new location, and for awhile both communities bore the same name. There is a wooden bridge across the Rio Grande that leads to The "Embudo Historic District" which consists of the old railway depot and associated buildings. There is a gauging station at Embudo to measure the flow of the Rio Grande. It was the first United States Geological Survey stream-gauging station and was established by John Wesley Powell in 1888. Embudo was also the first United States Geological Survey training center for hydrographers.

In the 2000 Census, the population was 383 with an almost even mix of Latinos and Anglos. The median household income was $22,692, 62 percent of the state median income and about 50 percent of the national income. About 19 percent of families and almost half of the population were living in poverty. Siete’s service area has a combined population of over 202,123, which is 74.5 percent Latino and includes a small but significant Native-American population (5.5 percent). More than 30 percent of area residents fall below the federal poverty level.