Seama, New Mexico
| Seama, New Mexico | |
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| Census-designated place | |
State Road 24
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 Location of Seama, New Mexico |
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 Seama, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 35°2′25″N 107°31′30″W / 35.04028°N 107.52500°WCoordinates: 35°2′25″N 107°31′30″W / 35.04028°N 107.52500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
| • Land | 6.24 sq mi (16.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,978 ft (1,822 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 465 |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (28.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-71440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0923687 |
Seama is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 465 at the 2010 census.
Seama is located in northeastern Cibola County at 35°2′25″N 107°31′30″W / 35.04028°N 107.52500°W (35.040290, -107.524942), along the western edge of the lands of the Laguna Pueblo. It is bordered to the west by North Acomita Village and South Acomita Village within Acoma Pueblo lands, to the north by Cubero, and to the east by Paraje.
Seama is in the valley of the Rio San Jose, an east-flowing tributary of the Rio Puerco. Interstate 40 runs through the CDP, with access from Exit 104. It is 23 miles (37 km) west to Grants, the Cibola County seat, and 56 miles (90 km) east to Albuquerque.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Seama CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.08%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 333 people, 88 households, and 74 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 62.6 people per square mile (24.2/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 19.5 per square mile (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.30% White, 0.30% African American, 98.50% Native American, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.
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