Gamerco, also called in nv, Łigaiyaaʼáhí (, meaning "white smokestack"), is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
McKinley County,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States. As of the
2010 Census, the community population was 1,956. Gamerco was used as a base for coal mining until the 1960s.
History
Gamerco was settled as a
company town in 1920 when the Gallup American Coal Company (from which the community is named) began sinking coal
mine shaft
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shallow shafts, typically sunk for civil engineering projects, differ greatly in execution method from ...
s in the surrounding hills. A
coal processing plant,
rail spur
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Industrial spur
An indust ...
,
power plant
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, and a church were built to serve the community and its mining operations. Around 500 coal miners and their families called Gamerco home. In the 1960s the coal mines were closed, the power plant
decommissioned, and the railroad spur removed.
As of September 2012, The
City of Gallup is considering
annexation of Gamerco.
Geography
Gamerco lies three miles north of the city of
Gallup, and is located at (35.572294, −108.76525).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the community has an area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,956 people, 586 households, and 457 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 634 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.4%
Native American, 16%
White
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, 0.1%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 32.2% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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Film and television
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* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 6.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 42.5% of the population.
There were 586 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the community, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $54,098, and the median income for a family was $58,411. Males had a median income of $27,558 versus $27,101 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,436. About 24.4% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 99.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Compulsory public education in Gamerco is provided by
Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools
Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup, New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County.
History
Prior to 1980, the district had of land. That year parts left to form the ...
.
Notable person
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in McKinley County, New Mexico
Unincorporated communities in New Mexico