Manuelito is an
unincorporated community
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and
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 counte ...
(CDP) on the
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation (), also known as Navajoland, is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in ...
in
McKinley County,
New Mexico
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 68.
Geography
The community is in the western part of McKinley County in the valley 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 ...
, southwest of
Gallup, the
county seat
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, and east of the
Arizona
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border.
New Mexico State Road 118 (
Historic Route 66) and
Interstate 40
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pass through the community. The closest I-40 access is from Exit 8 (NM 118), to the northeast.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Manuelito CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land.
The Puerco River crosses the southeastern part of the community, on its way to join the
Little Colorado River in
Holbrook, Arizona
Holbrook () is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,053. The city is the county seat of Navajo County.
Holbrook was founded in 1881 or 1882, when the railroad was bu ...
, to the southwest.
Demographics
Manuelito was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
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Education
The community is within the 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 t ...
.
Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School.[ - KML files]
Elementary boundaries
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High boundaries
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See also
* List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Navajo Nation
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