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Gallina, New Mexico

Gallina, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Eastbound NM 96 in Gallina, September 2024.
Eastbound NM 96 in Gallina, September 2024.
Gallina, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Gallina, New Mexico
Gallina, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°13′46″N 106°49′14″W / 36.22944°N 106.82056°W / 36.22944; -106.82056
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.30 sq mi (16.32 km2)
 • Land6.29 sq mi (16.30 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,563 ft (2,305 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
299
 • Density47.5/sq mi (18.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87017
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2584067[2]

Gallina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 286 as of the 2010 census. Gallina has a post office with ZIP code 87017.[4][5] New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community.

Gallina is derived from the Spanish word gallina, meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020299—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallina, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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