Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°57′58″N 107°37′20″W / 35.96611°N 107.62222°W / 35.96611; -107.62222
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Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico
FIPS code
35-60000
GNIS feature ID2409108[2]

Pueblo Pintado (

unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 318 at the 2020 census,[3]

Geography

The community is in northeastern McKinley County, bordered by San Juan and Sandoval counties to the north. It is served by Navajo Route 9, which leads southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Whitehorse and southeast 25 miles (40 km) to Torreon. Gallup, the McKinley county seat, is 96 miles (154 km) by road to the southwest, while Cuba, with the post office that serves Pueblo Pintado, is 53 miles (85 km) to the east.

According to the

Chaco Canyon 15 miles (24 km) to the northwest and eventually joins the San Juan River near Shiprock
.

Pueblo Pintado Great House

The ruins of an

Chacoan construction period. The great house is now part of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000247—
2010192−22.3%
202031865.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4][5][3]

At the

racial makeup of the CDP was 90.69% Native American, 9.31% White and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40%.[4]

Of the 72 households 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 25.0% of households were one person and 2.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 4.25.

The age distribution was 41.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median household income was $14,583 and the median family income was $18,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,760. About 50.0% of families and 64.3% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 89.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 66.7% of those sixty five or over.

Education

Pueblo Pintado Community School, a

K-8 school, is operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[6]

The community is within the

Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School is near the CDP.[8] Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Pueblo Pintado CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "P1. Race – Pueblo Pintado CDP, New Mexico: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pueblo Pintado Community School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved January 11, 2022. - See page from the Pueblo Pintado Navajo Chapter
  7. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Home". Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School. Retrieved January 11, 2022. HCR 79 P.O. Box 3068, Cuba, NM 87013 - Compare the location of the school to the Pueblo Pintado CDP
  9. ^ "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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