Las Tusas, New Mexico

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Las Tusas, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Las Tusas
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Las Tusas
Coordinates: 35°16′22″N108°07′25″W / 35.27278°N 108.12361°W / 35.27278; -108.12361
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area
[1]
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,497 ft (2,285 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total253
 • Density199.84/sq mi (77.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-39792
GNIS feature ID2584058 [2]

Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres and had a population of 206. [4]

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Geography

Las Tusas is located in northwestern Cibola County, near the southern tip of Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek north of Salitre Mesa. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) leads north from the community 12 miles (19 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. A Forest Service road leads south from Bluewater Acres through Cibola National Forest 25 miles (40 km) to NM 53 near the Continental Divide.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Tusas CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 253—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [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: Las Tusas, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bluewater Acres CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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