Bluewater is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
(CDP) in
McKinley County
McKinley County is a county in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 71,367. Its county seat is Gallup. The county was created in 1901 and named for President William M ...
,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
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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
State Road 612 (NM 612) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 612's southern terminus is at the end of state maintenance at the McKinley– Cibola county line, and the northern terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) and NM ...
(Bluewater Road) passes through the Bluewater CDP, leading northwest to Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book ''Walden'', a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and h ...
and Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
.
Demographics
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools
Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup, New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County.
History
Prior to 1980, the district had of land. That year parts left to form the Z ...
.
It is zoned to Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[ - KML files]
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References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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