Rock Springs, New Mexico | |
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CDP | |
Nickname(s): Rock Springs Chapter | |
Motto: "Servicing the Governmental Needs of the Rock Springs Chapter Community Residents." | |
![]() Location of Rock Springs, New Mexico |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 35°36′34″N 108°49′35″W / 35.60944°N 108.82639°WCoordinates: 35°36′34″N 108°49′35″W / 35.60944°N 108.82639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Government | |
• Type | Chapter Government |
• President | Tulley Haswood |
• Vice-President | Delphina Bedonie |
• Secretary-Treasurer | Jasper Long |
Area | |
• Total | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
• Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 6,581 ft (2,006 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 558 |
• Density | 92.4/sq mi (35.7/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Area code(s) | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-64230 |
GNIS feature ID | 1852634 |
Website | www.rocksprings.nndes.org |
Rock Springs (Navajo: Tséchʼízhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 558 at the 2000 census.
Rock Springs is located at 35°36′34″N 108°49′35″W / 35.60944°N 108.82639°W (35.609485, -108.826376).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 558 people, 132 households, and 114 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 92.4 people per square mile (35.7/km²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 31.3 per square mile (12.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.64% Native American, 0.18% White, 0.18% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.