Crestview is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(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, Ke ...
, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
[
The community is in the western part of the county, bordered to the north by Williams Acres. ]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 ...
forms the northern border of the Crestview CDP, with the closest access one mile to the east at Exit 16 ( NM 118) in Gallup.
The CDP drains to Twin Buttes Wash, a north-flowing tributary of 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 ...
, part of the Little Colorado River watershed.
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 ...
.
Zoned schools are: Stagecoach Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and 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 ...
.[ - 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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