Vanderwagen, New Mexico
Vanderwagen, New Mexico | |
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  Vanderwagen  Vanderwagen | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′26″N 108°45′17″W / 35.27389°N 108.75472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,149 ft (2,179 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 48 |
| • Density | 24.10/sq mi (9.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87326[4] |
| Area code | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 902853[2] |
| FIPS code | 35-82430 |
Vanderwagen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 48.[3]
Geography
[edit]Vanderwagen is in southwestern McKinley County along New Mexico State Road 602, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south of Gallup.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.30%, are water.[1] The community is drained by Nelson Wash, a west-flowing tributary of Whitewater Arroyo, which continues west to join the Puerco River near Allentown, Arizona.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5][3] | |||
Vanderwagen was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.
Education
[edit]Gallup-McKinley County Schools is the non-BIE school district.[6] Zoned schools are: David Skeet Elementary School in Vanderwagen, Gallup Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.[7]
The Bureau of Indian Affairs operates a K-8 school, Chi Chil'tah Community School, which has a Vanderwagen address but is in Chi Chil Tah.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vanderwagen, New Mexico
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Vanderwagen CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chi Chil'tah Community School". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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