Los Chaves, New Mexico, United States [CDP]; population was 3,872 in 1990; housing units was 1,455 in 1990; location is 34°44'N 106°46'W; land area is 11.71 square miles (7,497 acres); water area is 0.03 square miles (21 acres); FIPS code is 42740 [SourceCBP]