Continental Divide, New Mexico

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Continental Divide, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
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Continental Divide
Coordinates: 35°25′58″N108°20′09″W / 35.43278°N 108.33583°W / 35.43278; -108.33583
Country United States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Land2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,176 ft (2,187 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
187
 • Density68.6/sq mi (26.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87312
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2806714 [2]
FIPS code 35-17330

Continental Divide is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. [2] It has a post office with ZIP code 87312. [4] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 187. [3]

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Geography

The community is located in central McKinley County along Interstate 40, 25 miles (40 km) east-southeast of Gallup, at Campbell Pass, a low point along the Continental Divide of the Americas. The center of the community sits at an elevation of 7,228 feet (2,203 m), [5] just west of the height of land.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.73 square miles (7.07 km2), all land. [1] The area west of the Continental Divide is drained by the South Fork of the Puerco River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, while the area east of the divide drains through Mitchell Draw toward the Rio San Jose, part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading to the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 187—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Education

The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. [7] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School. [8]

Transportation

Major highways

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Continental Divide Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Continental Divide CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Continental Divide Populated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "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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