Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Catalpa Canyon
Coordinates:35.4942°N -108.7206°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:7.04
Area Land Sq Mi:7.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:18.23
Area Land Km2:18.23
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:8.83
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6713
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87301, 87305 (Gallup)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-12844
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806713
Population Total:161
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:22.87

Catalpa Canyon 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 McKinley County, bordered to the north by the city of Gallup, the county seat. Catalpa Canyon is a valley in the center of the CDP that drains north to the Puerco River in the eastern part of Gallup.

New Mexico State Road 602 passes through the western part of the CDP, leading north into Gallup and south to Vanderwagen.

Demographics

Education

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

Most areas are zoned to Red Rock Elementary School, though some are zoned to Jefferson and Stagecoach elementaries. Most areas are zoned to Gallup Middle School, though some are zoned to Chief Manualito and John F. Kennedy middle schools. Most areas are zoned to Hiroshi Miyamura High School though some are zoned to Gallup High School.[3]

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. - Compare with school district maps.
  3. Web site: GMCS Address Lookup. Gallup-McKinley County Schools. 2022-01-15. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.