Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres and had a population of 206.[3]

Las Tusas, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 108°7′31″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Cibola
Area [1]
• Total	1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	7,475 ft (2,278 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	253
• Density	199.84/sq mi (77.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-39792
GNIS feature ID	2584058

Geography

Las Tusas is located in northwestern Cibola County, near the southern tip of Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek north of Salitre Mesa. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) leads north from the community 12 miles (19 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. A Forest Service road leads south from Bluewater Acres through Cibola National Forest 25 miles (40 km) to NM 53 near the Continental Divide.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Tusas CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all land.[4]

Demographics

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