Las Tusas, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

Las Tusas, New Mexico

Census-designated place

Las Tusas

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Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 108°7′31″W﻿ / ﻿35.27417°N 108.12528°W﻿ / 35.27417; -108.12528
Country| United States
State| New Mexico
County| Cibola
Area

[1]

• Total| 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
• Land| 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 7,475 ft (2,278 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 253
• Density| 199.84/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

Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres and had a population of 206.[3]

## Geography[edit]

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.[4]

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 253| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[5][2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bluewater Acres CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Cibola County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Grants

City|

* Grants

Map of New Mexico highlighting Cibola County

Village|

* Milan

CDPs|

* Acomita Lake
* Anzac Village
* Bibo
* Bluewater Village
* Broadview
* Candy Kitchen
* Cubero
* El Morro Valley
* Encinal
* Fence Lake
* Golden Acres
* Laguna
* Las Tusas
* Lobo Canyon
* McCartys Village
* Mesita
* Moquino
* Mount Taylor
* Mountain View
* North Acomita Village
* Paguate
* Paraje
* Pinehill
* San Fidel
* San Mateo
* San Rafael
* Seama
* Seboyeta
* Skyline-Ganipa
* South Acomita Village
* Stoneridge
* Timberlake‡

Other
communities|

* Alaska
* Casa Blanca
* El Rito
* New Laguna

Indian reservations|

* Acoma Pueblo
* Laguna Pueblo‡
* Navajo Nation‡
* Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation
* Zuni Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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