Pinedale, New Mexico

Pinedale, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Pinedale is located in New Mexico
Pinedale
Pinedale
Pinedale is located in the United States
Pinedale
Pinedale
Coordinates: 35°36′14.2″N 108°26′50.8″W / 35.603944°N 108.447444°W / 35.603944; -108.447444
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Government
 • TypeChapter government
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.32 sq mi (26.72 km2)
 • Land10.31 sq mi (26.70 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,166 ft (2,184 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
485
 • Density47.04/sq mi (18.16/km2)
FIPS code35-57160
GNIS feature ID2806727[2]
ZIP Code87311 (Church Rock)

Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) (Navajo: Tό Bééhwiisgání) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 485.[3]

Geography

Pinedale is in west-central McKinley County, 14 miles (23 km) by road northeast of Church Rock and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Gallup, the county seat. It is served by Navajo Route 11.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pinedale CDP has a total area of 10.32 square miles (26.73 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.06%, are water.[1] The community sits at the northern base of Fallen Timber Ridge and is drained by tributaries of the Puerco River, which flows westward through the northern part of the CDP, leading eventually to Gallup and thence to the Little Colorado River in Arizona.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020485—
U.S. Decennial Census[5][3]

Pinedale was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Notable people

Paddy Martinez, the Navajo man who discovered high-grade uranium ore that initiated the Grants, New Mexico, uranium mining boom, was born in Pinedale.[6]

Education

Pinedale Chapter is served by three local school systems, they are Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] BIE operated schools Wingate Elementary School, Mariano Lake Community School, and Wingate High School.

References

  1. ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinedale, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Pinedale CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pinedale, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Bryan, Howard. "Off the Beaten Path: Paddy Martinez". Albuquerque Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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