Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Punta de Agua, New Mexico
Punta de Agua
Punta de Agua
Coordinates: 34°36′06″N 106°17′32″W / 34.60167°N 106.29222°W / 34.60167; -106.29222
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTorrance
Area
 • Total
1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
 • Land1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,716 ft (2,047 m)
Population
 • Total
68
 • Density49.24/sq mi (19.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87036 (Mountainair)
Area code505
FIPS code35-60310
GNIS feature ID2806786[2]

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.[2]

The CDP is in the western part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Mountainair along New Mexico State Road 55, which continues northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Manzano. The Quarai unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is in the southwest part of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202068
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education

Its school district is Mountainair Public Schools.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Punta de Agua, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2022.