Iyanbito, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
35°31′19″N 108°28′38″W / 35.52194°N 108.47722°W / 35.52194; -108.47722CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyMcKinleyArea • Total9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2) • Land9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
6,970 ft (2,120 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,193 • Density125.05/sq mi (48.28/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code
87316 (Fort Wingate)
Area code505FIPS code35-34830GNIS feature ID2806721[3]

Iyanbito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3]

The community is in the western part of the county, 16 miles (26 km) east of Gallup, the county seat. It is bordered to the west by the Church Rock CDP and to the south by the Southern Transcon line of the BNSF Railway. Mesa Butte, elevation 8,020 feet (2,440 m), rises to the north of the CDP.

New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass just south of Iyanbito, leading west to Gallup and southeast 47 miles (76 km) to Grants.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,193
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

Education

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

It is zoned to Catherine A. Miller Elementary School in Church Rock, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Iyanbito Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
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