Skyline-Ganipa is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...

(CDP) in Cibola County,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

, United States. The population was 1,224 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Skyline-Ganipa is located in northern Cibola County at (35.037522, -107.623838), within the lands of

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. It occupies elevated land south of the valley of the Rio San Jose. By road, it is approximately south of

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;

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, the county seat, is to the northwest. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 220 households, and 196 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 242 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.77%

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, 98.55% Native American, 0.10% from

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, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 220 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were

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living together, 34.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 6.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.70 and the average family size was 4.89. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,190, and the median income for a family was $27,188. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $19,732 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,553. About 29.2% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the

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, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All public schools in the county are operated by

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References

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Demographics

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