San Mateo is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census.[5]

San Mateo, New Mexico
San Mateo is located in New Mexico
San Mateo
San Mateo
Coordinates: 35°20′17″N 107°38′42″W / 35.33806°N 107.64500°W / 35.33806; -107.64500
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Area
 • Total2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2)
 • Land2.77 sq mi (7.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation7,225 ft (2,202 m)
Population
 • Total139
 • Density50.11/sq mi (19.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87020[4]
Area code505
FIPS code35-35006
GNIS feature ID2584209[2]

The community has a Catholic church, a Baptist church, a Morada, a cemetery, a Volunteer Fire Department(McKinley County funded) and an old abandoned elementary school. It is also coined "the Uranium Capital of the World".

Geography edit

San Mateo is 25 miles (40 km) from Grants. It overlooks Mount Taylor.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020139
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Mateo, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "San Mateo NM". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.