Catalpa Canyon 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, such ...

(CDP) in McKinley County,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in the western part of McKinley County, bordered to the north by the city of Gallup, the

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. Catalpa Canyon is a valley in the center of the CDP that drains north to the

Puerco River The Puerco River or Rio Puerco is a tributary of the Little Colorado River in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. It flows through arid terrain, including the Painted Desert. Name The Puerco River is sometimes called Rio Puerco ...

in the eastern part of Gallup.

New Mexico State Road 602 State Road 602 (NM 602) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 602's southern terminus is at NM 53 east of Black Rock, and the northern terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) and U.S. Route 491 (US 491) in Gallu ...

passes through the western part of the CDP, leading north into Gallup and south to Vanderwagen.

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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 ...

. Most areas are zoned to Red Rock Elementary School, though some are zoned to Jefferson and Stagecoach elementaries. Most areas are zoned to Gallup Middle School, though some are zoned to Chief Manualito and John F. Kennedy middle schools. Most areas are zoned to Hiroshi Miyamura High School though some are zoned to

Gallup High School Gallup High School (GHS) is a public high school in Gallup, New Mexico. Gallup High School is the largest high school in the Gallup-McKinley County School District. The school's campus is relatively new as GHS moved to its current location in 1998 ...

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Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub