Bluewater, McKinley County, New Mexico
Bluewater, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 35°19′28″N 108°12′22″W / 35.32444°N 108.20611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.33 sq mi (31.9 km2) |
| • Land | 12.33 sq mi (31.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,461 ft (2,274 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 174 |
| • Density | 14.79/sq mi (5.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87323 (Thoreau) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-08180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806710[2] |
Bluewater is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 174.[3]
Geography
The community is on the southern edge of McKinley County and is bordered to the south by Cibola County. It is in the Las Tusas Valley and is bordered to the north by Cottonwood Creek, which flows east into Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek, which continues east to the Rio San Jose at Bluewater Village in Cibola County. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) passes through the Bluewater CDP, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 12.3 square miles (32 km2), all land.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 174 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][3] | |||
Bluewater was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[5] It is zoned to Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bluewater Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "P1. Race – Bluewater CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "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.
