McKinley County, New Mexico
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Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd |
Website | www |
McKinley County is a
McKinley County is Gallup's micropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,455 square miles (14,130 km2), of which 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) (0.1%) are covered by water.[4]
Adjacent counties
- San Juan County - north
- Sandoval County - east
- Cibola County - south
- Apache County, Arizona - west
Major highways
- Interstate 40
- U.S. Route 491 (formerly )
- New Mexico Highway 264
- New Mexico Highway 371
- New Mexico Highway 602
National protected areas
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park (part)
- Cibola National Forest (part)
Demographics
Census-designated places
For purposes of census-data collection, organization and analysis, the United States Census Bureau has devised 44 census-designated places since 1980 within McKinley County.
- Becenti
- Black Hat
- Black Rock
- Bluewater
- Borrego Pass
- Brimhall Nizhoni
- Catalpa Canyon
- Church Rock
- Continental Divide
- Crestview
- Crownpoint
- Crystal (part)
- Fort Wingate
- Gamerco
- Haystack
- Homer C Jones
- Iyanbito
- Jamestown
- Manuelito
- McGaffey
- Nakaibito
- Navajo
- Ojo Encino
- Pinedale
- Pinehaven
- Prewitt
- Pueblo Pintado
- Purty Rock
- Ramah
- Red Rock Ranch
- Rock Springs
- Sagar
- Sundance
- Thoreau
- Timberlake (part)
- Tohatchi
- Tse Bonito
- Twin Lakes
- Vanderwagen
- White Cliffs
- Williams Acres
- Yah-ta-hey
- Zuni Pueblo
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 12,963 | — | |
1920 | 13,731 | 5.9% | |
1930 | 20,643 | 50.3% | |
1940 | 23,641 | 14.5% | |
1950 | 27,451 | 16.1% | |
1960 | 37,209 | 35.5% | |
1970 | 43,208 | 16.1% | |
1980 | 56,449 | 30.6% | |
1990 | 60,686 | 7.5% | |
2000 | 74,798 | 23.3% | |
2010 | 71,492 | −4.4% | |
2020 | 72,902 | 2.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7] 1990–2000[8] 2010[9] |
2000 census
As of the
Of the 21,476 households, 46.0% had children under 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were not families. About 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.44, and the average family size was 3.99.
In the county, the age distribution was 38.0% under 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100.0 females 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,005, and for a family was $26,806. Males had a median income of $26,963 versus $21,014 for females. The
McKinley County is one of only 38 county-level census divisions of the United States where the most spoken language is not English and one of only three where it is neither English nor Spanish; 45.75% of the population speak Navajo at home, followed by English at 38.87%, Zuñi at 9.03%, and Spanish at 5.72%.
2010 census
As of the
Of the 21,968 households, 46.2% had children under 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.2% were not families, and 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.22, and the average family size was 3.82. The median age was 30.7 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $31,335 and for a family was $37,345. Males had a median income of $31,527 versus $26,236 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,932. About 26.6% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the
Communities
City
- Gallup (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
Education
Locally controlled public schools in most of McKinley County are run by
Two
Politics
During its early history from 1912 to 1928, McKinley County voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election. From 1932 onward, the county, with its large Native American majority, has backed Democratic candidates in all but three presidential elections that were national landslides for the Republican Party.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 7,801 | 29.45% | 18,029 | 68.07% | 656 | 2.48% |
2016 | 5,104 | 23.52% | 13,576 | 62.55% | 3,023 | 13.93% |
2012 | 5,546 | 25.29% | 15,841 | 72.24% | 542 | 2.47% |
2008 | 6,382 | 27.50% | 16,572 | 71.41% | 253 | 1.09% |
2004 | 7,351 | 35.64% | 13,051 | 63.28% | 221 | 1.07% |
2000 | 5,070 | 31.93% | 10,281 | 64.75% | 528 | 3.33% |
1996 | 4,470 | 28.79% | 10,124 | 65.21% | 932 | 6.00% |
1992 | 4,720 | 30.39% | 9,405 | 60.56% | 1,406 | 9.05% |
1988 | 5,694 | 36.81% | 9,595 | 62.04% | 178 | 1.15% |
1984 | 6,557 | 44.78% | 7,915 | 54.05% | 171 | 1.17% |
1980 | 7,329 | 56.66% | 4,869 | 37.64% | 736 | 5.69% |
1976 | 4,617 | 39.83% | 6,856 | 59.14% | 120 | 1.04% |
1972 | 5,366 | 49.74% | 5,124 | 47.49% | 299 | 2.77% |
1968 | 4,376 | 45.71% | 4,491 | 46.91% | 706 | 7.37% |
1964 | 2,965 | 29.65% | 6,913 | 69.13% | 122 | 1.22% |
1960 | 4,262 | 43.08% | 5,599 | 56.60% | 32 | 0.32% |
1956 | 4,450 | 56.97% | 3,331 | 42.64% | 30 | 0.38% |
1952 | 3,091 | 49.80% | 3,097 | 49.90% | 19 | 0.31% |
1948 | 2,109 | 40.96% | 2,995 | 58.17% | 45 | 0.87% |
1944 | 1,547 | 41.14% | 2,210 | 58.78% | 3 | 0.08% |
1940 | 1,701 | 40.19% | 2,525 | 59.66% | 6 | 0.14% |
1936 | 1,404 | 35.60% | 2,526 | 64.05% | 14 | 0.35% |
1932 | 1,373 | 39.35% | 2,096 | 60.07% | 20 | 0.57% |
1928 | 2,075 | 62.22% | 1,247 | 37.39% | 13 | 0.39% |
1924 | 1,653 | 51.24% | 1,150 | 35.65% | 423 | 13.11% |
1920 | 1,525 | 60.02% | 989 | 38.92% | 27 | 1.06% |
1916 | 669 | 54.57% | 550 | 44.86% | 7 | 0.57% |
1912 | 264 | 36.07% | 224 | 30.60% | 244 | 33.33% |
See also
References
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- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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- ^ "Gallup-McKinley County Schools - High Schools". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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- ^ "Home". Wingate Elementary School. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pueblo Pintado Community School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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