Bluewater Village, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 107°58′51″W / 35.23806°N 107.98083°W / 35.23806; -107.98083
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Bluewater Village, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Bluewater Village is located in New Mexico
Bluewater Village
Bluewater Village
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 107°58′51″W / 35.23806°N 107.98083°W / 35.23806; -107.98083
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Area
[1]
 • Total10.107 sq mi (26.18 km2)
 • Land10.087 sq mi (26.13 km2)
 • Water0.020 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total628
 • Density62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87005
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2584059[3]

Bluewater Village is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico. Its population in 2010 was 628.[2] Bluewater Village is west of Grants. The Bluewater Elementary School is located here.[4] The Bluewater post office, which is included in the CDP, has a ZIP code of 87005.[5][2]

Anaconda Bluewater Mill, circa 1963

Nearby was the former Bluewater Mill, a uranium mill operated by Anaconda Copper from 1954 to 1982. The site was reclaimed in 1995, under the provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, and is monitored by the U.S. Department of Energy.[6]

External images
image icon Bluewater Mill and tailings impoundment site
image icon Aerial photo of Bluewater Mill, 1971

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Bluewater Village Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Grants/Cibola Public Schools
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. ^ Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site
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