Gallina, New Mexico

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Gallina, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Gallina, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°13′46″N106°49′14″W / 36.22944°N 106.82056°W / 36.22944; -106.82056
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Area
[1]
 • Total6.30 sq mi (16.32 km2)
 • Land6.29 sq mi (16.30 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,563 ft (2,305 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total299
 • Density47.50/sq mi (18.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87017
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2584067 [2]

Gallina is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 286 as of the 2010 census. Gallina has a post office with ZIP code 87017. [4] [5] New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community.

Gallina is derived from the Spanish word gallina, meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 299—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallina, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  133.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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