Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico

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Zuni Pueblo, 1850 illustration.

Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo and Pueblo de Zuñi) is a Pueblo in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,367 at the 2000 census. See Zuni for the people and culture.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transport
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Zuni Pueblo is located at 35°4′10″N, 108°50′48″W (35.069327, -108.846716)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.9 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.9 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and only a little part of the land is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,367 people, 1,488 households, and 1,334 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 278.1/km² (720.0/mi²). There were 1,622 housing units at an average density of 70.8/km² (183.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.12% White, 0.03% African American, 97.03% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 1,488 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.26 and the average family size was 4.54.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,559, and the median income for a family was $22,067. Males had a median income of $18,345 versus $18,635 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,908. About 40.0% of families and 43.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.7% of those under age 18 and 41.7% of those age 65 or over.