El Duende, New Mexico

San Francisco el Duende, more commonly known as El Duende ("the dwarf" in Spanish, of unknown application) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 707 as of the 2010 census. The community is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 84/285 and New Mexico State Road 74.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.483 mi2; 1.469 mi2 of its area is land, and 0.014 mi2 is water.

Education
It is in Española Public Schools. The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.