Prewitt, New Mexico

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Prewitt, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Nickname(s): 
Baca
Prewitt is located in New Mexico
Prewitt
Prewitt
Coordinates: 35°21′46″N 108°02′38″W / 35.36278°N 108.04389°W / 35.36278; -108.04389Coordinates: 35°21′46″N 108°02′38″W / 35.36278°N 108.04389°W / 35.36278; -108.04389
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Elevation
6,827 ft (2,081 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87045
Area code(s)505
GNIS feature ID909850[1]

Prewitt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Prewitt is located along Interstate 40, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045.[2][3]

Geography[]

Prewitt is within the Baca/Prewitt (Kin Łigaaí) Chapter House boundary in the "Checkerboard Area" of the Navajo Nation.[4][5] This means that Prewitt lies within the external boundaries of the Navajo Nation, but contains a mix of tribal, BLM, state, and private lands. It is a part of the Zuni Uplift,[6] and is characterized by piñon/juniper woodland, red rock hoodoos, mesas, and desert grasslands.[7]

Demographics[]

Brick post office building with US flag and blue mail collection box
2019 Census estimates for Prewitt (ZIP code 87045)[8]
Estimate Percent
Total population 1572 100%
Male 773 49.2%
Female 799 50.8%
White 25 1.6%
African American 0 0%
American Indian 1493 95%
Asian 0 0%
Native Pacific Islander 1 <.1%
Some other race 28 1.8%
Two or more races 25 1.6%
Hispanic of any race 21 1.3%
Citizens of voting age 1172 75%
Total housing units 731 --
Railroad crossing signal on two-lane asphalt road with grassland in the midrange view and red cliffs and mesas in the distance
BNSF railway crossing on McKinley County Highway 19 in Prewitt, looking toward Prewitt's red cliffs and mesas.

Education[]

Rocky cliff in foreground with piñon branches looking down onto piñon/juniper woodland and grassy openings 300 feet below. Dirt roads, arroyos, and railway lines cross the land in the distance.
Typical landscape in Prewitt, NM (87045)

Prewitt is the home of Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School serves grades K-6. The Associated Deputy Director for this school is Navajo Schools in Window Rock, AZ and the Education Resource Center is Crownpoint.[9]

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[10]

Points of interest[]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Prewitt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Checkerboard Reservation, New Mexico | The Tony Hillerman Portal". ehillerman.unm.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ "Baca / Prewitt |". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance Region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Publications. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ^ Kelley, Vincent C. (1967). "Tectonics of the Zuni-Defiance region, New Mexico and Arizona" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ "American Community Survey Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  9. ^ "U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Education". BIE Schools Directory | Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  11. ^ "Where it all started". www.navajotimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.



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