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Black Rock

New MexicoCDP

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Black Rock

Total population

1,125

Median home value

$101,100

15.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$46,000

Black Rock$46k
National$74k
Elevation1967 m
Land area4.51 km²
Weather65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates35.08°, -108.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1967 m
Area
4.51 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Black Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2020 census, down from 1,323 in 2010.

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History & geography

History

There was a spring at Black Rock and the Zuñi had irrigated fields there since about 3000 BP (950 BCE). The Zuñi had a small, seasonally occupied village on the lava flow, just north of the Zuni River, which the Spanish called "Ranchos de Zuñi".

Geography

Black Rock is located on the Zuñi Reservation on the left bank (south side) of the Zuñi River, approximately east of the town of Zuñi, on the north side of NM Route 53. Immediately to the east of the community is the Black Rock Reservoir, which was created in 1908 by damming the Zuni River. The dam has undergone serious rebuilding three times since 1908, the most recent in the mid-1990s. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Black Rock CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.00%, are water. The Zuni River is a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado River, which it joins near Hunt, Arizona.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
28.7
Median home value
$101,100
Housing units
332
Poverty rate
38.9%
Unemployment
1.7%

Race & ethnicity

White
4%
Black
0%
Asian
8.5%
Hispanic
9.5%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
35.0809
Longitude
-108.7982
Water area
0.05 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
65°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
41°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wednesday
57°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
32°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
65°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
37°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Black Rock, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
35%
Diabetes
16.3%
Adult obesity
38.9%
Binge drinking
13%
Adult smoking
24.3%
No leisure activity
28.3%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
4
Elementary
1
Middle
1
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY
    Elementary · ZUNI · 480 students · 13.3:1 ratio
  • ZUNI HIGH
    High · ZUNI · 324 students · 16.2:1 ratio
  • ZUNI MIDDLE
    Middle · ZUNI · 244 students · 12.2:1 ratio
  • TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMY
    High · ZUNI · 47 students · 5.9:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Amisoli Patasoni
American long-distance runner
L
Lupe Leekity
G
George Leekity
P
Pat Adakai
Navaho painter
C
Chee B. Benally
Navajo artist
D
Dempsey Chapita
Zuni painter
P
Percy Tsisete Sandy
Zuni artist (1918–1974)
R
Roger Tsabetsaye
Zuni artist (born 1941)
T
Teddy Weakee
Zuni artist
M
Mary Ann Cellicion
A:shiwi (Zuni) artist (1940-1974)
S
Susan Tsabetsaye
A:shiwi (Zuni) artist (1915-1983)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Mexico

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,017

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
112
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Black Rock

A Navaho Indian boarding school at Black Rock, New Mexico
Claude Stoller · 1948
Black Rock
Black Rock
William A. Dodge · 2007
Tewa rock art in the Black Mesa region
Douglas K. Boyd · 1988
Geologic section of the Black Range of Kingston, New Mexico
Frederick John Kuellmer · 1954
Scenic driving
Laurence Parent · 2011
Uranium-bearing nickel-cobalt-native silver deposits, Black Hawk district, Grant County, New Mexico
Elliot Gillerman · 1956
Afoot and alone
Afoot and alone
Stephen Powers · 1872
Rock and roll always forgets
Rock and roll always forgets
Chuck Eddy · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET