Halona Pueblo

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Zuni Pueblo (Zuni: Halona Idiwan’a; lit. 'Middle Place') is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,176 as of the 2020 Census. It is inhabited largely by members of the Zuni people. The community is within the Zuni Indian Reservation or Pueblo of Zuni in southwestern McKinley County, 37 miles (60 km) south of Gallup, the county seat, and 11 miles (18 km) east of the Arizona border. It is bordered to the east by the smaller community of Black Rock. New Mexico State Road 53 passes through Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock, leading east 21 miles (34 km) to Ramah and southwest (along with Arizona State Route 61) 25 miles (40 km) to U.S. Route 191. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Zuni Pueblo CDP has a total area of 12.6 square miles (33 km2), all land. The Zuni River passes through the community, running southwest to join the Little Colorado River near Hunt, Arizona. A significant landmark of Zuni Pueblo is the Dowa Yalanne, a mesa covering approximately 320 acres (130 ha) rising just outside of the community to the southeast. As of the 2020 census, Zuni Pueblo had a population of 6,176. The median age was 35.6 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,618 households in Zuni Pueblo, of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.5% were married-couple households, 14.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 42.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,693 housing units, of which 4.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,367 people, 1,488 households, and 1,334 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 720.0 inhabitants per square mile (278.0/km2). There were 1,622 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile (70.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.03% Native American, 2.12% White, 2.01% Hispanic or Latino, 0.03% African American, 0.03% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. There were 1,488 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.26 and the average family size was 4.54.

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