Arroyo Hondo is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 474.

History

It is historically notable as the site of the killing of six to eight employees by a force of allied Native Americans at Simeon Turley's mill and distillery trading post on January 20, 1847. This took place during the Taos Revolt, a populist insurrection of New Mexicans and Native Americans against the new United States territorial regime during the Mexican–American War.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	428		—
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

It is within Taos Municipal Schools, which operates Taos High School.

See also

• John Dunn Bridge
• Juan Bautista Rael
• Auguste Lacome