Manuelito, New Mexico

Manuelito, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Manuelito is located in New Mexico
Manuelito
Manuelito
Manuelito is located in the United States
Manuelito
Manuelito
Coordinates: 35°26′16″N 108°59′55″W / 35.43778°N 108.99861°W / 35.43778; -108.99861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.16 sq mi (21.15 km2)
 • Land8.16 sq mi (21.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
6,319 ft (1,926 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
68
 • Density8.33/sq mi (3.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87319 (Mentmore)
Area code505
FIPS code35-46660
GNIS feature ID2813407[2]

Manuelito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 68.[3]

Geography

The community is in the western part of McKinley County in the valley of the Puerco River, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Gallup, the county seat, and 3 miles (5 km) east of the Arizona border. New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass through the community. The closest I-40 access is from Exit 8 (NM 118), 3 miles (5 km) to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Manuelito CDP has an area of 8.17 square miles (21.16 km2), all of it recorded as land.[1] The Puerco River crosses the southeastern part of the community, on its way to join the Little Colorado River in Holbrook, Arizona, 78 miles (126 km) to the southwest.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202068—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][5]

Manuelito was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Education

The community is within the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[6]

Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manuelito, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Manuelito CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved January 15, 2022. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.

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