Purty Rock, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Purty Rock, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Purty Rock
Coordinates:35.4903°N -108.8958°W
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 Sq Mi:1.17
Area Land Sq Mi:1.17
Area Total Km2:3.02
Area Land Km2:3.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:163
Population Density Sq Mi:139.79
Population Density Km2:53.96
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6365
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:87301 (Gallup)
87319 (Mentmore)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-60327
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806730

Purty Rock 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 CDP is in the western part of the county, on the south side of the valley of the Puerco River, a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado River. Purty Rock, a 6925feet butte, is 4miles to the south. The CDP includes the unincorporated community of Defiance along a former alignment of U.S. Route 66. Interstate 40 passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 16, 3miles to the east, or from Exit 8, 4miles to the southwest. Gallup, the McKinley county seat, is 9miles to the east.

Demographics

Education

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

Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and 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.