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Pinedale, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°36′14.2″N 108°26′50.8″W / 35.603944°N 108.447444°W / 35.603944; -108.447444
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Pinedale, New Mexico
Nickname(s): 
Pinedale City, Pinedale USA
Map
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Government
 • TypeChapter Government
Area
 • Total
10.32 sq mi (26.72 km2)
 • Land10.31 sq mi (26.70 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation7,166 ft (2,184 m)
Population
 • Total
485
 • Density47.04/sq mi (18.16/km2)
FIPS code35-57160
GNIS feature ID2806727[2]

Pinedale (also spelled Pine Dale) (Navajo: Tό Bééhwiisgání) is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.[4]

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.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020485
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

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Pinedale Chapter is served by three local school systems, they are Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[7] BIE operated schools Wingate Elementary School, Mariano Lake Community School, and Wingate High School.

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinedale, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pinedale, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Bryan, Howard. "Off the Beaten Path: Paddy Martinez". Albuquerque Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

35°36′14.2″N 108°26′50.8″W / 35.603944°N 108.447444°W / 35.603944; -108.447444