McGaffey 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) in
McKinley County,
New Mexico
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, United States. The population was 0 as of the
2020 census.
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Geography
The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of New Mexico State Road 400
State Road 400 (NM 400) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 400's southern terminus is at the end of state maintenance where it continues as County Route 50 in McGaffey, and the northern terminus is at NM 118 a ...
, which leads north to Interstate 40
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near Fort Wingate
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. McGaffey is within Cibola National Forest
The Cibola National Forest (pronounced SEE-bo-lah) is a 1,633,783 acre (6,611.7 km2) United States National Forest in New Mexico, US. The name Cibola is thought to be the original Zuni Indian name for their pueblos or tribal lands. The name wa ...
, and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the McGaffey CDP has an area of , of which , or 1.46%, are water.Zuni River
The Zuni (Zuñi) River is a tributary of the Little Colorado River in the southwestern United States. It has its origin in Cibola County, New Mexico, in the Zuñi Mountains at the Continental Divide. The river flows off the western slopes of the ...
, part of the Little Colorado River watershed.
Demographics
McGaffey was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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 t ...
.
Climate
References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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