Blanco, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Blanco, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Blanco, New Mexico
Blanco, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°43′04″N 107°49′45″W / 36.71778°N 107.82917°W / 36.71778; -107.82917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Area
[1]
 • Total6.49 sq mi (16.80 km2)
 • Land6.14 sq mi (15.92 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,591 ft (1,704 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total491
 • Density79.90/sq mi (30.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87412
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2584057[2]

Blanco is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 388 as of the 2010 census.[4] Blanco has a post office with ZIP code 87412, which opened on March 6, 1901.[5][6] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.

A parish was established in Blanco in 1900 with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church[7] being the mother church for many missions.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020491—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

Education

The area school district is Bloomfield Schools.[9] Bloomfield High School is the local high school.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanco, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "St. Mary Church and St. Rose of Lima Church". communionoffaith.weconnect.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.


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