Punta de Agua, New Mexico explained

Official Name:Punta de Agua, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Punta de Agua
Coordinates:34.6017°N -106.2922°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Torrance
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.38
Area Land Sq Mi:1.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:3.58
Area Land Km2:3.58
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:19.01
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6716
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87036 (Mountainair)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-60310
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806786
Population Total:68
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:49.24

Punta de Agua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The CDP is in the western part of the county, 7miles northwest of Mountainair along New Mexico State Road 55, which continues northwest 5miles to Manzano. The Quarai unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is in the southwest part of the CDP.

Demographics

Education

Its school district is Mountainair 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: Torrance County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-09-03.