Prewitt, New Mexico | |
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Nickname: Baca | |
Coordinates: 35°21′46″N 108°02′38″W / 35.36278°N 108.04389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2) |
• Land | 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,827 ft (2,081 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 60.91/sq mi (23.52/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87045 |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS feature ID | 909850 [3] |
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 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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 842 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] [2] |
Estimate | Percent | |
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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 | -- |
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]
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