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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
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 • Total
8.17 sq mi (21.15 km2)
 • Land8.17 sq mi (21.15 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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6,319 ft (1,926 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
68
 • Density8.3/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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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