Las Tusas, New Mexico

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Las Tusas, New Mexico
Las Tusas is located in New Mexico
Las Tusas
Las Tusas
Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 108°7′31″W / 35.27417°N 108.12528°W / 35.27417; -108.12528Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 108°7′31″W / 35.27417°N 108.12528°W / 35.27417; -108.12528
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Area
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
7,475 ft (2,278 m)
Population
 (2010) (as "Bluewater Acres")
 • Total206
 • Density66/sq mi (25.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)505
FIPS code35-39792
GNIS feature ID2584058

Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres and had a population of 206.[2]

Geography[]

Las Tusas is located in northwestern Cibola County, near the southern tip of Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek north of Salitre Mesa. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) leads north from the community 12 miles (19 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. A Forest Service road leads south from Bluewater Acres through Cibola National Forest 25 miles (40 km) to NM 53 near the Continental Divide.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Tusas CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bluewater Acres CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
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