Pinedale, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Pinedale, New Mexico
Settlement Type:CDP
Nickname:Pinedale City, Pinedale USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Government Type:Chapter Government
Established Date:December 5, 1955
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:26.72
Area Land Km2:26.70
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:10.32
Area Land Sq Mi:10.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Elevation Ft:7166
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:485
Population Density Km2:18.16
Population Density Sq Mi:47.04
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-57160
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806727

Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) (Navajo; Navaho: '''{{spell-nv|Tό Bééhwiisgání) is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

Paddy Martinez, the Navajo American man who discovered high grade uranium ore that initiated the Grants, New Mexico uranium mining boom was born in Pinedale.[2]

Demographics

Education

Pinedale Chapter is served by three local school systems, they are Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[3] BIE operated schools Wingate Elementary School, Mariano Lake Community School, and Wingate High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Bryan . Howard . Off the Beaten Path: Paddy Martinez . Albuquerque Historical Society . 31 March 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.