Black Hat, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Black Hat, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Black Hat
Coordinates:35.6308°N -108.9642°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.04
Area Land Sq Mi:1.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.70
Area Land Km2:2.70
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:4.45
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:7011
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:86515 (Window Rock, AZ)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-07492
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806707
Population Total:12
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:11.52

Black Hat is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The community is in the western part of the county, along New Mexico State Road 264. It is northwest of Gallup, 5miles southeast of Tse Bonito, and 6miles southwest of Window Rock, Arizona, the seat of government of the Navajo Nation.

Demographics

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.