Purty Rock, New Mexico

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]

Purty Rock, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Purty Rock is located in New Mexico
Purty Rock
Purty Rock
Purty Rock is located in the United States
Purty Rock
Purty Rock
Coordinates: 35°29′25″N 108°53′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
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 zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
87301 (Gallup)
87319 (Mentmore)
Area code505
FIPS code35-60327
GNIS feature ID2806730[3]

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%±
2020163—
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]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "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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