Paradise Hills, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°12′2″N 106°42′4″W / 35.20056°N 106.70111°W / 35.20056; -106.70111CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty BernalilloArea

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• Total1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²) • Land1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

5,315 ft (1,620 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,329 • Density4,231.67/sq mi (1,634.37/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code505FIPS code35-55270GNIS feature ID0899835

Paradise Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,256 at the 2010 census.^[3] It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Paradise Hills is located in northern Bernalillo County on high ground rising to the west of the valley of the Rio Grande. The unincorporated CDP is entirely surrounded by the city of Albuquerque. Paradise Hills is bordered to the east by the Desert Greens Golf Course, formerly known as Paradise Hills Golf Course.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	4,329		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[2]

Education

It is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.^[5]

Notable events

Kirk Douglas' film production company, Joel Productions, filmed the movie Lonely Are the Brave on location in Paradise Hills.^[6] The film began shooting on May 1, 1961, at which time the land was managed by Horizon Land Corporation, a Tucson-based company.^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paradise Hills CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bernalillo County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 7, 1961 · Page 25". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.