| Official Name: | Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Nickname: | Coyote Canyon |
| Native Name: | Maʼii Tééh Yitłizhí |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Brimhall Nizhoni |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McKinley |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.31 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 286 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.77 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.54 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6139 |
| Coordinates: | 35.7786°N -108.6322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 87310 (Brimhall) |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-09035 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407905 |
Brimhall Nizhoni (nv|Maʼii Tééh Yitłizhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 199 in 2010.[3] The Navajo Coyote Canyon Chapter House is located in Brimhall.
The community is in northwestern McKinley County, north-northeast of Gallup and southeast of Tohatchi. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.3sqmi, all of it recorded as land.[1] Coyote Wash passes through the community, leading north to the Chaco River, part of the San Juan River watershed and ultimately the Colorado River watershed.
| Languages (2000) [4] | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoke Navajo at home | 75.00% | |
| Spoke English at home | 25.00% |
There were 95 households, out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.37.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,455 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,290. About 25.6% of families and 34.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.7% of those under age 18 and 34.6% of those age 65 or over.
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[6]
Zoned schools are: Twin Lakes Elementary School in Twin Lakes, Tohatchi Middle School in Tohatchi, and Tohatchi High School in Tohatchi.[7]