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Continental Divide, New Mexico

Continental Divide, New Mexico
Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
Post office in Continental Divide, March 2018
Continental Divide is located in New Mexico
Continental Divide
Continental Divide
Continental Divide is located in the United States
Continental Divide
Continental Divide
Coordinates: 35°25′58″N 108°20′09″W / 35.43278°N 108.33583°W / 35.43278; -108.33583
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
 • Total
2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Land2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation7,176 ft (2,187 m)
Population
 • Total
187
 • Density68.6/sq mi (26.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87312
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2806714[2]
FIPS code35-17330

Continental Divide is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[2] It has a post office with ZIP code 87312.[4] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 187.[3]

Geography

The community is located in central McKinley County along Interstate 40, 25 miles (40 km) east-southeast of Gallup, at Campbell Pass, a low point along the Continental Divide of the Americas. The center of the community sits at an elevation of 7,228 feet (2,203 m),[5] just west of the height of land.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.73 square miles (7.07 km2), all land.[1] The area west of the Continental Divide is drained by the South Fork of the Puerco River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, while the area east of the divide drains through Mitchell Draw toward the Rio San Jose, part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading to the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020187
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Education

The community is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School.[8]

Transportation

Major highways

See also

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References

Media related to Continental Divide, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons