Editing Crownpoint, New Mexico

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'''Crownpoint''' ({{langx|nv|'''{{spell-nv|Tʼiistsʼóóz Ńdeeshgizh}}'''}}) is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on the [[Navajo Nation]] in [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]], [[New Mexico]]. The population was 2,900 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 2,278 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web | title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico | url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> It is located along the [[Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (New Mexico)|Trail of the Ancients Byway]], a designated [[List of New Mexico Scenic and Historic Byways|New Mexico Scenic Byway]].<ref name="NM TOA">[http://www.newmexico.org/trail-of-the-ancients/ Trail of the Ancients.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821002106/http://www.newmexico.org/trail-of-the-ancients/ |date=August 21, 2014 }} New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.</ref>

==History==
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Crownpoint was founded in 1912 by Samuel F. Stacher as an [[Indian agency]] to serve the [[Navajo]] people in the Pueblo Bonito Agency of northwestern New Mexico. A school house, agency office and power house were built to accommodate future planned establishments.

Chief Becenti, a local Navajo headman, is one of the first documented leaders of the area. He resided north of Crownpoint, where later in the 1930s a small community would be named after him, called Becenti Lake.

In June 1965, Crownpoint was recognized as a local chapter government sub-unit of the [[Navajo Nation]] government. There are a total of 110 Navajo chapters across the Navajo Nation. The Crownpoint chapter serves as the center of Eastern Navajo Agency, and many tribal offices are located in the community.

==Geography==
Crownpoint is in central McKinley County along [[New Mexico State Road 371]], which leads south {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Thoreau, New Mexico|Thoreau]] and [[Interstate 40]], and north {{convert|83|mi}} to [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]]. The community sits at an elevation of {{convert|6851|ft}}<ref name=gnis/> on land that drains toward the [[Chaco River]] {{convert|30|mi}} to the north. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Crownpoint CDP has a total area of {{convert|67.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.003|sqmi|3}}, or 0.004%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2900
|2010= 2278
|2000= 2630
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="GR2"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="Census 2020"/>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,630 people, 749 households, and 599 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|372.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 937 housing units at an average density of {{convert|132.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 89.09% Native American, 8.78% White, 0.42% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.23% from other races, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 749 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 4.03.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,792, and the median income for a family was $31,384. Males had a median income of $25,040 versus $24,704 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,964. About 26.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.
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! Languages (2000)<ref>{{cite web|title=Data Center Results|url=https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525123705/https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|archivedate=2017-05-25|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref> !! Percent 
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| Spoke [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at home || 64.33%
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| Spoke English at home || 35.67%
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==Education==
It is in [[Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35031_mckinley/DC20SD_C35031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-07-20}}</ref> District schools include Crownpoint Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpe.gmcs.org/|title=Home|publisher=Crownpoint Elementary School|accessdate=2023-03-27}}</ref> Crownpoint Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpm.gmcs.org/|title=Home|publisher=Crownpoint Middle School|accessdate=2023-03-27}}</ref> and [[Crownpoint High School]].

The [[Bureau of Indian Education]] (BIE) operates T'iis Ts'ozi Bi'Olta' (Crownpoint Community School) in Crownpoint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccswarriors.bie.edu/|title=Home|publisher=T'iis Ts'ozi Bi'Olta' (Crownpoint Community School)|accessdate=2023-03-27|quote=State Hwy 371 Navajo Rt 9 Building 1771 Crownpoint, NM 87313}}</ref>

There are other BIE schools that are located away from Crownpoint but which have Crownpoint post office addresses:
* Lake Valley Navajo School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lvn.bie.edu/|title=Home|publisher=Lake Valley Navajo School|accessdate=2023-03-27|quote=N Hwy 371 CR 7750 Crownpoint, NM 87313}} - [https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/lake-valley-navajo-school BIE profile] - [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5900125&ID=590012500031 NCES profile]</ref>
* Mariano Lake Community School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marianolakecommunityschool.com/about|title=About|publisher=Mariano Lake Community School|accessdate=2023-03-27|quote=Navajo Route 49 Crownpoint, NM 87313}} - [https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/mariano-lake-community-school BIE profile] and [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Mckinley%20County&State=59&ID=590016700032 NCES profile]</ref>
* Tse'ii'ahi' Community School - {{convert|18|mi|km}} west of Crownpoint<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Mckinley%20County&State=59&ID=590005600038|title=Tse'ii'ahi' Community School|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]|accessdate=2023-03-27|quote=Navajo Route 9 (18 miles W of Crownpoin{{sic}} Crownpoint, NM 87313}} - [https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/tseiiahi-community-school BIE profile]</ref>

The main campus of [[Navajo Technical University]] is located in Crownpoint.

[[Diné College]] has a campus in Crownpoint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dinecollege.edu/about_dc/crownpoint/|title=Crownpoint|publisher=[[Diné College]]|accessdate=2023-03-27}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|New Mexico}}
* [[List of census-designated places in New Mexico]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Crownpoint, New Mexico}}

{{McKinley County, New Mexico}}
{{Communities of the Navajo Nation}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Navajo Nation]]