La Bajada, NM

La Bajada is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 26 residents. La Bajada is named after a geographical feature of the nearby Caja del Rio. A post office called La Bajada was established in 1870; it closed in 1872. La Bajada is within Santa Fe Public Schools. La Bajada's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider New Mexico setting. The local scoop is how La Bajada's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. La Bajada is derived from Spanish meaning "the descent".