Prewitt () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is located along Interstate 40, northwest of Grants. Prewitt has a post office with ZIP code 87045. As of the 2020 census, the population of Prewitt was 842.

Geography

Prewitt is within the Baca/Prewitt (Kin Łigaaí) Chapter House boundary in the "Checkerboard Area" of the Navajo Nation. This means that Prewitt lies within the external boundaries of the Navajo Nation, but contains a mix of tribal, BLM, state, and private lands. It is a part of the Zuni Uplift, and is characterized by piñon/juniper woodland, red rock hoodoos, mesas, and desert grasslands.

Prewitt is in eastern McKinley County, along Interstate 40, east of Gallup, the county seat, northwest of Grants, and west of Albuquerque. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Prewitt CDP has an area of , all land. The community is drained by Mitchell Draw, which runs southeast toward the Rio San Jose, a tributary of the Rio Puerco leading southeast to the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Prewitt was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census, covering a smaller population than that covered by the Prewitt ZIP Code area.

+2019 Census estimates for Prewitt (ZIP code 87045)EstimatePercent Total population1572100%Male77349.2%Female79950.8%White251.6%African American00%American Indian149395%Asian00%Native Pacific Islander1<.1%Some other race281.8%Two or more races251.6%Hispanic of any race211.3%Citizens of voting age117275%Total housing units731 --

Education Prewitt is the home of Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Baca /Dlo'Ay Azhi Community School serves grades K-6. The Associated Deputy Director for this school is Navajo Schools in Window Rock, AZ and the Education Resource Center is Crownpoint.

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. Zoned schools are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School, and Thoreau High School. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.

Points of interest Bluewater Lake State Park Casamero Pueblo Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway

Notable people Paddy Martinez, prospector who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa

See also

List of census-designated places in New Mexico

References

External links