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Blanco, New Mexico

Blanco, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Blanco, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Blanco, New Mexico
Blanco, New Mexico
Location within 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
  Total
6.49 sq mi (16.80 km2)
  Land6.15 sq mi (15.92 km2)
  Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation5,591 ft (1,704 m)
Population
  Total
491
  Density79.9/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. As of the 2020 census, Blanco had a population of 491.[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

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

Education

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

References

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  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. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  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.