Bluewater 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]
Bluewater, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
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Coordinates: 35°18′53″N 108°10′34″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 11.76 sq mi (30.46 km2) |
• Land | 11.76 sq mi (30.46 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 7,454 ft (2,272 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 174 |
• Density | 14.79/sq mi (5.71/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 87323 (Thoreau) |
Area code | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-08180 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806710[3] |
The community is on the southern edge of the county, bordered to the south by Cibola County. It is in the Las Tusas Valley and is bordered to the north by Cottonwood Creek, which flows east into Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek, which continues east to the Rio San Jose at Bluewater Village in Cibola County.
New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) passes through the Bluewater CDP, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 174 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2] |
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[5]
It is zoned to Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[6]
Municipalities and communities of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States | ||
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County seat: Gallup | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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