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Rock Springs, New Mexico

Rock Springs, New Mexico
CDP
Nickname(s): Rock Springs Chapter
Motto: "Servicing the Governmental Needs of the Rock Springs Chapter Community Residents."
Location of Rock Springs, New Mexico
Location of Rock Springs, New Mexico
Rock Springs, New Mexico is located in the US
Rock Springs, New Mexico
Rock Springs, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°36′34″N 108°49′35″W / 35.60944°N 108.82639°W / 35.60944; -108.82639Coordinates: 35°36′34″N 108°49′35″W / 35.60944°N 108.82639°W / 35.60944; -108.82639
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 / 35.60944; -108.82639 (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.


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