Purty Rock, New Mexico

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Purty Rock, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Purty Rock
Coordinates: 35°29′25″N108°53′45″W / 35.49028°N 108.89583°W / 35.49028; -108.89583
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
 • Land1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,362 ft (1,939 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total163
 • Density139.79/sq mi (53.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
87301 (Gallup)
87319 (Mentmore)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-60327
GNIS feature ID2806730 [3]

Purty Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [3]

Contents

The CDP is in the western part of the 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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 163—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [2]

Education

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

Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Purty Rock Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. - Compare with school district maps.
  6. ↑ "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.


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