Las Tusas, New Mexico
Las Tusas, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
Las Tusas Las Tusas | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′22″N 108°07′25″W / 35.27278°N 108.12361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,497 ft (2,285 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 253 |
| • Density | 199.8/sq mi (77.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-39792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584058[2] |
Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Tusas had a population of 253.[4] At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres.[5]
Geography
Las Tusas is located in northwestern Cibola County, near the southern tip of Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek north of Salitre Mesa. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) leads north from the community 12 miles (19 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. A Forest Service road leads south from Bluewater Acres through Cibola National Forest 25 miles (40 km) to NM 53 near the Continental Divide.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Tusas CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 253 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Las Tusas, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bluewater Acres CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.