Tome, New Mexico

Tome, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Historic Tome Jail on the plaza
Tome, New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°44′37″N 106°43′41″W / 34.74361°N 106.72806°W / 34.74361; -106.72806
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Valencia
Area [1]
• Total	5.52 sq mi (14.31 km2)
• Land	5.52 sq mi (14.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,830 ft (1,470 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,718
• Density	311.01/sq mi (120.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87060
Area code	505
GNIS feature ID	2633186[2]

Tome (Spanish: Tomé) is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. It is located in the Rio Grande valley near the foot of Tome Hill (El Cerro Tomé), a notable Catholic pilgrimage site. The village lies along New Mexico State Road 47 and is neighbored by Valencia to the north and Adelino to the south. It is the location of the Valencia Campus of the University of New Mexico.^[4] Tome has a post office with ZIP code 87060.^[5][6] The population was 1,867 as of the 2010 census.^[7]

The community was established when land abandoned by Tomé Domínguez de Mendoza following the Pueblo Revolt was granted to a new group of settlers in 1739. Once an important town on the Camino Real, it suffered due to Native American attacks and flooding during the 1800s. It was the seat of Valencia County from 1852 to 1872, and again briefly in 1875.

For census purposes, Tome was previously combined with Adelino in the Tome-Adelino census-designated place (CDP). The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census.^[8]