McGaffey, New Mexico

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McGaffey, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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McGaffey
Coordinates: 35°22′30″N108°31′15″W / 35.37500°N 108.52083°W / 35.37500; -108.52083
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.78 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Land1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,796 ft (2,376 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
0
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87316 (Fort Wingate)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-45890
GNIS feature ID2806724 [2]

McGaffey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 0 as of the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of New Mexico State Road 400, which leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Interstate 40 near Fort Wingate. McGaffey is within Cibola National Forest, and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the McGaffey CDP has an area of 1.78 square miles (4.61 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 1.46%, are water. [1] McGaffey Lake is a small reservoir in the northeast corner of the CDP. The lake drains south toward Tampico Draw and the Rio Nutria, a south-flowing tributary of the Rio Pescado and the Zuni River, part of the Little Colorado River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 0—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

McGaffey was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. [5]

Climate

Climate data for McGaffey 5 SE, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, 1949-2020 extremes: 8000ft (2438m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)69
(21)		66
(19)		72
(22)		80
(27)		88
(31)		98
(37)		99
(37)		95
(35)		89
(32)		85
(29)		73
(23)		66
(19)		99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)54.1
(12.3)		55.7
(13.2)		62.8
(17.1)		70.4
(21.3)		78.2
(25.7)		87.8
(31.0)		90.3
(32.4)		86.1
(30.1)		82.2
(27.9)		75.6
(24.2)		65.2
(18.4)		56.5
(13.6)		91.1
(32.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)43.5
(6.4)		46.1
(7.8)		52.9
(11.6)		59.6
(15.3)		69.7
(20.9)		81.9
(27.7)		84.0
(28.9)		81.1
(27.3)		76.5
(24.7)		66.8
(19.3)		53.7
(12.1)		44.3
(6.8)		63.3
(17.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)27.7
(−2.4)		30.6
(−0.8)		37.2
(2.9)		43.3
(6.3)		51.8
(11.0)		61.7
(16.5)		66.6
(19.2)		64.8
(18.2)		59.2
(15.1)		48.3
(9.1)		36.8
(2.7)		28.1
(−2.2)		46.3
(8.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)11.8
(−11.2)		15.0
(−9.4)		21.6
(−5.8)		27.0
(−2.8)		33.9
(1.1)		41.5
(5.3)		49.2
(9.6)		48.4
(9.1)		41.8
(5.4)		29.7
(−1.3)		19.9
(−6.7)		11.9
(−11.2)		29.3
(−1.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−10.8
(−23.8)		−7.3
(−21.8)		−1.3
(−18.5)		7.9
(−13.4)		18.5
(−7.5)		27.0
(−2.8)		38.5
(3.6)		38.4
(3.6)		25.4
(−3.7)		12.1
(−11.1)		−3.1
(−19.5)		−12.2
(−24.6)		−15.6
(−26.4)
Record low °F (°C)−32
(−36)		−25
(−32)		−19
(−28)		−3
(−19)		10
(−12)		15
(−9)		28
(−2)		27
(−3)		17
(−8)		0
(−18)		−21
(−29)		−30
(−34)		−32
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.79
(45)		1.46
(37)		1.51
(38)		1.13
(29)		0.98
(25)		0.55
(14)		2.82
(72)		3.14
(80)		1.64
(42)		1.43
(36)		1.63
(41)		1.61
(41)		19.69
(500)
Average snowfall inches (cm)9.00
(22.9)		8.70
(22.1)		6.60
(16.8)		2.40
(6.1)		0.20
(0.51)		0.00
(0.00)		0.00
(0.00)		0.00
(0.00)		0.00
(0.00)		2.50
(6.4)		2.60
(6.6)		10.10
(25.7)		42.1
(107.11)
Source 1: NOAA [6]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins) [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGaffey, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – McGaffey CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "McGaffey 5 SE, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2024.


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