South Acomita Village is a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Cibola County,
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census.
Geography
South Acomita Village is located in northern Cibola County near the northeastern corner of
Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo ( , ) is a Native American pueblo approximately west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States.
Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. These communities ...
. It occupies land on the south side of the valley of the Rio San Jose.
North Acomita Village is directly to the north on Indian Service Route 30. Exit 102 on
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States, southeastern and Southwestern United States, southwestern portions of the United States. At a leng ...
at Sky City Casino is to the north of South Acomita.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Education
All public schools in the county are operated by
Grants/Cibola County Schools
Grants/Cibola County Schools (GCCS) is a school district based in Grants, New Mexico, United States.
Attendance area
GCCS's attendance boundary includes most of Cibola County, including the city of Grants. Exceptions are areas on the Zuni Reser ...
.
See also
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Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo ( , ) is a Native American pueblo approximately west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States.
Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. These communities ...
*
Acoma Indian Reservation
References
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Acoma Pueblo
Census-designated places in Cibola County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico