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White Cliffs, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°32′56″N 108°39′52″W / 35.54889°N 108.66444°W / 35.54889; -108.66444
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White Cliffs, New Mexico
White Cliffs is located in New Mexico
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
White Cliffs is located in the United States
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
Coordinates: 35°32′56″N 108°39′52″W / 35.54889°N 108.66444°W / 35.54889; -108.66444
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
 • Total
0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,595 ft (2,010 m)
Population
 • Total
371
 • Density864.80/sq mi (334.13/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
87301 (Gallup)
87311 (Church Rock)
Area code505
FIPS code35-84505
GNIS feature ID2806738[2]

White Cliffs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

The community is in the western part of the county, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Gallup, the county seat. The CDP takes its name from a set of 600-foot-high (180 m) cliffs that rise 2 miles (3 km) to the north.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020371
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education

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

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Cliffs, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  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.