Williams Acres, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Williams Acres, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Williams Acres
Coordinates:35.4953°N -108.8753°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:0.81
Area Land Sq Mi:0.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.09
Area Land Km2:2.09
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:491
Population Density Sq Mi:608.43
Population Density Km2:235.06
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6395
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87305, 87301 (Gallup)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-85230
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806740

Williams Acres is an unincorporated community and 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, in the valley of the Puerco River, a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado. The community is bordered to the south by Interstate 40 and to the north by New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66). It is 10miles west of Gallup, the county seat, and northeast of Lupton, Arizona.

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.
  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.