Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Williams Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County , New Mexico , United States. As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 491.[ 3]
Geography
The CDP is in the western part of the county, in the valley of the Puerco River , a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado . The community is bordered to the south by Interstate 40 and to the north by the Gallup Subdivision of the BNSF Railway . New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66 ) runs through the northern side of the community. It is 10 miles (16 km) west of Gallup , the county seat , and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Lupton, Arizona .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the CDP has an area of 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2 ), all land.[ 1]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 2020 491 —
Williams Acres was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census .[ 2]
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools .[ 5]
Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School .[ 6]
References
^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2024 .^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Acres, New Mexico ^ a b c "P1. Race – Williams Acres CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)" . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2024 .^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021 .^ "GMCS Address Lookup" . Gallup-McKinley County Schools . Retrieved January 15, 2022 .Elementary boundaries and locations , Middle boundaries and locations , and High boundaries and locations .
