Prewitt, New Mexico
Prewitt, New Mexico | |
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Nickname: Baca | |
Coordinates: 35°22′46″N 108°05′12″W / 35.37944°N 108.08667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2) |
• Land | 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,897 ft (2,102 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 60.91/sq mi (23.52/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87045 |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806729[2] |
Prewitt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[2] Prewitt is located along Interstate 40, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045.[4][5]
Geography
Prewitt is within the Baca/Prewitt (Kin Łigaaí) Chapter House boundary in the "Checkerboard Area" of the Navajo Nation.[6][7] This means that Prewitt lies within the external boundaries of the Navajo Nation, but contains a mix of tribal, BLM, state, and private lands. It is a part of the Zuni Uplift,[8] and is characterized by piñon/juniper woodland, red rock hoodoos, mesas, and desert grasslands.[9]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 842 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10][3] |
Estimate | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Total population | 1572 | 100% |
Male | 773 | 49.2% |
Female | 799 | 50.8% |
White | 25 | 1.6% |
African American | 0 | 0% |
American Indian | 1493 | 95% |
Asian | 0 | 0% |
Native Pacific Islander | 1 | <.1% |
Some other race | 28 | 1.8% |
Two or more races | 25 | 1.6% |
Hispanic of any race | 21 | 1.3% |
Citizens of voting age | 1172 | 75% |
Total housing units | 731 | -- |
Education
Prewitt is the home of Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School serves grades K-6. The Associated Deputy Director for this school is Navajo Schools in Window Rock, AZ and the Education Resource Center is Crownpoint.[12]
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[13] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[14]
Points of interest
Notable people
- Paddy Martinez, prospector who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa[15]
See also
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prewitt, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Checkerboard Reservation, New Mexico | The Tony Hillerman Portal". ehillerman.unm.edu. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Baca / Prewitt |". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance Region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Publications. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "American Community Survey Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Education". BIE Schools Directory | Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Where it all started". www.navajotimes.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
External links
Media related to Prewitt, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
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