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Prewitt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[3] Prewitt is located along Interstate 40, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045.[4][5]

Prewitt, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Nickname: 
Baca
Prewitt
Prewitt
Coordinates: 35°21′46″N 108°02′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2)
 • Land13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,827 ft (2,081 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total842
 • Density60.91/sq mi (23.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87045
Area code505
GNIS feature ID909850[3]

Geography


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]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020842—
U.S. Decennial Census[10][2]
Prewitt Post Office (87045)
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 --
BNSF railway crossing on McKinley County Highway 19 in Prewitt, looking toward Prewitt's red cliffs and mesas.
BNSF railway crossing on McKinley County Highway 19 in Prewitt, looking toward Prewitt's red cliffs and mesas.

Education


Typical landscape in Prewitt, NM (87045)
Typical landscape in Prewitt, NM (87045)

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



Notable people



See also



References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. "Prewitt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  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 2020-12-31.
  7. "Baca / Prewitt |". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance Region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Publications. Retrieved 2020-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. "American Community Survey Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  12. "U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Education". BIE Schools Directory | Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved 2020-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  14. "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved 2022-01-15. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.
  15. "Where it all started". www.navajotimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.


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