Pinedale, New Mexico
Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) (Navajo: Tό Bééhwiisgání) is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[3]
Pinedale, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): Pinedale City, Pinedale USA | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chapter Government |
| • President | Laverna Holtsoi |
| • Vice-President | Clara J. Daye |
| • Secretary-Treasurer | Sarah Jackson |
| • Tribal Council Member | Steven Arviso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.32 sq mi (26.72 km2) |
| • Land | 10.31 sq mi (26.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 485 |
| • Density | 47.04/sq mi (18.16/km2) |
| FIPS code | 35-57160 |
Paddy Martinez, the Navajo American man who discovered high grade uranium ore that initiated the Grants, New Mexico uranium mining boom was born in Pinedale.[4]
Education
Pinedale Chapter is served by three local school systems, they are Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[6] BIE operated schools Wingate Elementary School, Mariano Lake Community School, and Wingate High School.
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- "Pinedale, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Bryan, Howard. "Off the Beaten Path: Paddy Martinez". Albuquerque Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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