Editing Nakaibito, New Mexico

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Nakaibito, New Mexico
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|other_name               = Mexican Springs
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|subdivision_name2        = [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 355
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|postal_code              = 87320 ("Mexican Springs")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/87320|title=Mexican Springs ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
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'''Nakaibito''' ({{langx|nv|{{spell-nv|Naakaii Bitoʼ}}}}) (also known as '''Mexican Springs''')<ref>{{cite gnis|902834|Mexican Springs}}</ref> is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 355 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The Mexican Springs post office (ZIP Code 87320) serves the community.<ref name=USPS>{{Cite web| url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode| title=Cities by ZIP Code: 87320| publisher=U.S. Postal Service| access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nakaibito is in northwestern McKinley County, {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of [[U.S. Route 491]] and {{convert|22|mi}} north of [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The area is drained by Figueredo Wash, which runs east toward [[Coyote Wash (Chaco River tributary)|Coyote Wash]], part of the [[Chaco River]] watershed leading north to the [[San Juan River (Colorado River tributary)|San Juan River]] and eventually the [[Colorado River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 455
|2010= 466
|2020= 355
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Census 2020"/>
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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 455 people, 117 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|66.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 150 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.89 and the average family size was 4.52.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,068, and the median income for a family was $28,977. Males had a median income of $21,786 versus $28,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $8,546. About 24.7% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 45.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Gallup-McKinley County Schools]] district.<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>

Zoned schools are, all in [[Tohatchi, New Mexico|Tohatchi]]: Tohatchi Elementary School, Tohatchi Middle School, and [[Tohatchi High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/|title=GMCS Address Lookup|publisher=[[Gallup-McKinley County Schools]]|accessdate=2022-01-15}} - KML files: [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/ESkmlgoogle.kml Elementary boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/ESpoints1b.kml locations], [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/MSkmlgoogle1a.kml Middle boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/MSLocsnew.kml locations], and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/HSkmlgoogle.kml High boundaries] and [https://www.arcforms.info/gmcsmapping/HSLocsnew.kml locations].</ref>

== Archaeology ==
Many archaeological investigations have been done in the general area of Nakaibito and the nearby community of [[Tohatchi, New Mexico|Tohatchi]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chuska chronologies, houses, and hogans: archaeological and ethnographic inquiry along N30-N31 between Mexican Springs and Navajo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Volume 1|last=Damp|first=Jonathan|publisher=Zuni Cultural Resource Enterprise|year=1999|location=Zuni, New Mexico|pages=38}}</ref>

==References==
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{{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]]