Bluewater Village, New Mexico

Bluewater Village, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Bluewater Village
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 107°58′51″W / 35.23806°N 107.98083°W / 35.23806; -107.98083Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 107°58′51″W / 35.23806°N 107.98083°W / 35.23806; -107.98083
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area[1]
 • Total 10.107 sq mi (26.18 km2)
 • Land 10.087 sq mi (26.13 km2)
 • Water 0.020 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation 6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 628
 • Density 62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 87005
Area code(s) 505
GNIS feature ID 2584059[3]
External images
Bluewater Mill and tailings impoundment site
Aerial photo of Bluewater Mill, 1971

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. The Bluewater post office, which is included in the CDP, has a ZIP code of 87005.[4][2]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Bluewater Village Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ↑ Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site


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