Purty Rock, New Mexico

Purty Rock, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°29′25″N108°53′45″W / 35.49028°N 108.89583°W / 35.49028; -108.89583
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area [1]
• Total	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
• Land	1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,365 ft (1,940 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	163
• Density	139.79/sq mi (53.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87319 (Mentmore)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-60327
GNIS feature ID	2806730 [2]

Purty Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 163. ^[3]

Geography

The CDP is in the western part of McKinley County, on the south side of the valley of the Puerco River, a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado River. Purty Rock, a 6,925-foot (2,111 m) butte, is 4 miles (6 km) to the south. The CDP includes the unincorporated community of Defiance along a former alignment of U.S. Route 66. Interstate 40 passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 16, 3 miles (5 km) to the east, or from Exit 8, 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest. Gallup, the McKinley county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Purty Rock CDP has an area of 1.17 square miles (3.03 km²), all land. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	163		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [5]

Purty Rock was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. ^[2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. ^[6]

Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manuelito Middle School, and Gallup High School. ^[7]

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Purty Rock, New Mexico
3. "P1. Race – Purty Rock CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021. - Compare with school district maps.
7. "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.