Prewitt, New Mexico
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|settlement_type = Census-designated place
|other_name = Baca
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|subdivision_name1 = New Mexico
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = McKinley
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|area_total_km2 = 35.80
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|area_total_sq_mi = 13.82
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 842
|population_density_km2 = 23.52
|population_density_sq_mi = 60.91
|timezone = Mountain (MST)
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|elevation_ft = 6897
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 87045
|area_code = 505
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|blank_info = 2806729{{GNIS|2806729}}
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Prewitt ({{Langx|NV|Kin Łigaaí}}) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is located along Interstate 40, {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=August 24, 2013}} As of the 2020 census, the population of Prewitt was 842.
Geography
Prewitt is within the Baca/Prewitt (Kin Łigaaí) Chapter House boundary in the "Checkerboard Area" of the Navajo Nation.{{Cite web|title=Checkerboard Reservation, New Mexico {{!}} The Tony Hillerman Portal|url=https://ehillerman.unm.edu/node/1999#sthash.Fuoed4ID.dpbs|access-date=2020-12-31|website=ehillerman.unm.edu}}{{Cite web|title=Baca / Prewitt {{!}}|url=https://baca.navajochapters.org/|access-date=2021-01-01|language=en-US}} This means that Prewitt lies within the external boundaries of the Navajo Nation, but contains a mix of tribal, BLM, [https://www.nmstatelands.org/ state], and private lands. It is a part of the Zuni Uplift,{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Vincent C.|date=1967|title=Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance Region, New Mexico and Arizona|url=https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/downloads/18/18_p0028_p0032.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-17|website=New Mexico Geological Society Publications}} and is characterized by piñon/juniper woodland, red rock hoodoos, mesas, and desert grasslands.{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Vincent C.|date=1967|title=Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance region, New Mexico and Arizona|url=https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/downloads/18/18_p0028_p0032.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-31|website=}}
Prewitt is in eastern McKinley County, along Interstate 40, {{convert|41|mi}} east of Gallup, the county seat, {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of Grants, and {{convert|95|mi}} west of Albuquerque. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Prewitt CDP has an area of {{convert|13.8|sqmi}}, all land. The community is drained by Mitchell Draw, which runs southeast toward the Rio San Jose, a tributary of the Rio Puerco leading southeast to the Rio Grande.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 842
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Prewitt was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census, covering a smaller population than that covered by the Prewitt ZIP Code area.
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|+2019 Census estimates for Prewitt ! !Estimate !Percent |
| Total population
|1572 |100% |
| Male
|773 |49.2% |
| Female
|799 |50.8% |
| White
|25 |1.6% |
| African American
|0 |0% |
| American Indian
|1493 |95% |
| Asian
|0 |0% |
| Native Pacific Islander
|1 |<.1% |
| Some other race
|28 |1.8% |
| Two or more races
|25 |1.6% |
| Hispanic of any race
|21 |1.3% |
| Citizens of voting age
|1172 |75% |
| Total housing units
|731 | -- |
Education
Prewitt is the home of Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School serves grades K-6. The Associated Deputy Director for this school is Navajo Schools in Window Rock, AZ and the Education Resource Center is Crownpoint.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Education|url=https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/baca-dloay-azhi-community-school|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-31|website=BIE Schools Directory {{!}} Bureau of Indian Education}}
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35031_mckinley/DC20SD_C35031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-07-20}} Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/|title=GMCS Address Lookup|publisher=Gallup-McKinley County Schools|accessdate=2022-01-15}} - KML files: [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/ESkmlgoogle.kml Elementary boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/ESpoints1b.kml locations], [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/MSkmlgoogle1a.kml Middle boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/MSLocsnew.kml locations], and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/HSkmlgoogle.kml High boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/HSLocsnew.kml locations].
Points of interest
Notable people
See also
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References
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External links
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Category:Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico
Category:Unincorporated communities in McKinley County, New Mexico
Category:Unincorporated communities in New Mexico
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