Church Rock, New Mexico
Location of Church Rock, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°32′6″N 108°36′42″W / 35.535, -108.61167
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area
- Total	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Land	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	6,686 ft (2,038 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,077
- Density	450.7/sq mi (174.0/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87311
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-15370
GNIS feature ID	0902212

Church Rock (Navajo: Kinłitsosinil) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 census.

Government

Geography

Church Rock is located at 35°32′6″N, 108°36′42″W (35.534961, -108.611593)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,077 people, 258 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 450.7 people per square mile (174.0/km²). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 125.1/sq mi (48.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.65% White, 0.09% African American, 98.14% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 56.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 31.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.17 and the average family size was 4.65.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 42.2% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $28,958. Males had a median income of $23,529 versus $21,016 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,780. About 34.3% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Church Rock, New Mexico is at coordinates 35°32′06″N 108°36′42″W / 35.534961, -108.611593 (Church Rock, New Mexico)Coordinates: 35°32′06″N 108°36′42″W / 35.534961, -108.611593 (Church Rock, New Mexico)

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