Rock Springs, New Mexico
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History
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Geography
Rock Springs is in western McKinley County, Script error: No such module "convert". by road northwest of Gallup, the county seat. It is bordered to the east by the Yah-ta-hey CDP. New Mexico State Road 264 crosses the northern part of Rock Springs, leading east to U.S. Route 491 at Yah-ta-hey and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Window Rock, Arizona, capital of the Navajo Nation.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rock Springs CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[2] The area is drained by Burned Death Wash, which runs south to Defiance Draw, a tributary of the Puerco River and part of the Little Colorado River watershed.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2000 | 558 | — | |
| 2010 | 567 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 807 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3][4][1] | |||
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 558 people, 132 households, and 114 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 189 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.64% Native American, 0.18% White, 0.18% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 132 households, out of which 68.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 28.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.51.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 47.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,429, and the median income for a family was $24,271. Males had a median income of $24,250 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,499. About 39.0% of families and 44.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[5]
References
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External links
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