Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: ''Halona Idiwan’a'' meaning ‘Middle Place’) is a

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(CDP) in McKinley County,

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, United States. The population was 6,302 as of the 2010 Census. It is inhabited largely by members of the

Zuni people The Zuni ( zun, A:shiwi; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni are a Federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Littl ...

(''A:shiwi''). The first contact with Spaniards occurred in 1539 in the ancient village of Hawikku when

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, an Arab/Berber of Moroccan origin, entered Zuni territory seeking the fabled "

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" and when Marco da Nizza, an Italian

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, reached Zuni Pueblo and called it ''Cibola''. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated

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.Trail of the Ancients.
New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

Geography

Zuni Pueblo is located at (35.069327, -108.846716). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,367 people, 1,488 households, and 1,334 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 720.0 people per square mile (278.1/km). There were 1,622 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile (70.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.03% Native American, 2.12%

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, 2.01%

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or Latino, 0.03%

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, 0.03% Asian, 0.30% from

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, and 0.49% from two or more races. There were 1,488 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were

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living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.26 and the average family size was 4.54. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,559, and the median income for a family was $22,067. Males had a median income of $18,345 versus $18,635 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,908. About 40.0% of families and 43.0% of the population were below the

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, including 49.7% of those under age 18 and 41.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transport

The area is served by the nearby Andrew Othole Airport, four miles to the west. Tribally-run A:shiwi Transit connects Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock with Gallup.

Education

Zuni Public Schools, established in 1980, operates schools serving the community. Prior to 1980 it was in the

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. Zuni High School is the zoned high school. St. Anthony School, Zuni (K-8), of the

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, is in Zuni Pueblo. The school began operations on September 3, 1923. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration operated the school. Its initial enrollment was 43. The Zuni Public Library is located at 27 East Chavez Circle. In 1974, Dr. Lotsee Patterson and Ben Wakashige started a project to help tribal areas establish libraries. The Zuni library opened in 1975.Zuni Public Library
" ''Pueblo of Zuni''. Retrieved on April 22, 2009. File:First terrace of Zuni, New Mexico, showing ladders and utensils, 1879 - NARA - 542442.tif, First terrace of Zuni in 1879 Image:ZuniPueblo.jpg, Zuni Pueblo, 1873.

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, photographer

References

External links

Pueblo of the Zuni
- official site
Zuni Department of Tourism

, photographer
American Southwest, a National Park Service ''Discover Our Shared Heritage'' Travel Itinerary
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Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...