Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Punta de Agua, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°36′06″N106°17′32″W / 34.60167°N 106.29222°W / 34.60167; -106.29222
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Torrance
Area [1]
• Total	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
• Land	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,716 ft (2,047 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	68
• Density	49.24/sq mi (19.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87036 (Mountainair)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-60310
GNIS feature ID	2806786 [2]

Punta de Agua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. ^[2]

The CDP is in the western part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Mountainair along New Mexico State Road 55, which continues northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Manzano. The Quarai unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is in the southwest part of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	68		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Education

Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools. ^[5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Punta de Agua, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 3, 2022.