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] As of the 2020 census, Punta de Agua had a population of 68.[4]
Punta de Agua, New Mexico | |
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| Coordinates: 34°36′06″N 106°17′32″W / 34.60167°N 106.29222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Torrance |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,716 ft (2,047 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 68 |
| • Density | 49.2/sq mi (19.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87036 (Mountainair) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-60310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806786[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
editEducation
editIts school district is Mountainair Public Schools.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Punta de Agua, New Mexico
- 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Torrance County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2022.