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Prewitt, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°22′46″N 108°05′12″W / 35.37944°N 108.08667°W / 35.37944; -108.08667
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Prewitt, New Mexico
Baca
Census-designated place
Prewitt is located in New Mexico
Prewitt
Prewitt
Prewitt is located in the United States
Prewitt
Prewitt
Coordinates: 35°22′46″N 108°05′12″W / 35.37944°N 108.08667°W / 35.37944; -108.08667
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
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 • Total
13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2)
 • Land13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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6,897 ft (2,102 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
842
 • Density60.91/sq mi (23.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87045
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2806729[2]
FIPS code35-59540

Prewitt (Navajo: Kin Łigaaí) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[2] It is located along Interstate 40, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045.[4][5] As of the 2020 census, the population of Prewitt was 842.[3]

Geography

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Rocky cliff in foreground with piñon branches looking down onto piñon/juniper woodland and grassy openings 300 feet below. Dirt roads, arroyos, and railway lines cross the land in the distance.
Typical landscape in Prewitt, NM (87045)

Prewitt is within the Baca/Prewitt (Kin Łigaaí) Chapter House boundary in the "Checkerboard Area" of the Navajo Nation.[6][7] This means that Prewitt lies within the external boundaries of the Navajo Nation, but contains a mix of tribal, BLM, state, and private lands. It is a part of the Zuni Uplift,[8] and is characterized by piñon/juniper woodland, red rock hoodoos, mesas, and desert grasslands.[9]

Prewitt is in eastern McKinley County, along Interstate 40, 41 miles (66 km) east of Gallup, the county seat, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Grants, and 95 miles (153 km) west of Albuquerque. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Prewitt CDP has an area of 13.8 square miles (36 km2), all land.[1] The community is drained by Mitchell Draw, which runs southeast toward the Rio San Jose, a tributary of the Rio Puerco leading southeast to the Rio Grande.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020842—
U.S. Decennial Census[10][3]

Prewitt was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census, covering a smaller population than that covered by the Prewitt ZIP Code area.

Brick post office building with US flag and blue mail collection box
Prewitt Post Office (87045)
2019 Census estimates for Prewitt (ZIP code 87045)[11]
Estimate Percent
Total population 1572 100%
Male 773 49.2%
Female 799 50.8%
White 25 1.6%
African American 0 0%
American Indian 1493 95%
Asian 0 0%
Native Pacific Islander 1 <.1%
Some other race 28 1.8%
Two or more races 25 1.6%
Hispanic of any race 21 1.3%
Citizens of voting age 1172 75%
Total housing units 731 --
Railroad crossing signal on two-lane asphalt road with grassland in the midrange view and red cliffs and mesas in the distance
BNSF railway crossing on McKinley County Highway 19 in Prewitt, looking toward Prewitt's red cliffs and mesas.

Education

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Prewitt is the home of Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School serves grades K-6. The Associated Deputy Director for this school is Navajo Schools in Window Rock, AZ and the Education Resource Center is Crownpoint.[12]

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[13] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[14]

Points of interest

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Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prewitt, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Prewitt CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Checkerboard Reservation, New Mexico | The Tony Hillerman Portal". ehillerman.unm.edu. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Baca / Prewitt |". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance Region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Publications. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "American Community Survey Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Education". BIE Schools Directory | Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Where it all started". www.navajotimes.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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