Catalpa Canyon, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

35°29′39″N 108°43′14″W / 35.49417°N 108.72056°W / 35.49417; -108.72056CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty McKinleyArea

^[1]

• Total7.04 sq mi (18.23 km²) • Land7.04 sq mi (18.23 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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6,713 ft (2,046 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total161 • Density22.87/sq mi (8.83/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code

87301, 87305 (Gallup)

Area code505FIPS code35-12844GNIS feature ID2806713^[2]

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.^[2]

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 15 miles (24 km) to Vanderwagen.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	161		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[3]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Catalpa Canyon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021. - Compare with school district maps.
^ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved January 15, 2022. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.