Sundance, New Mexico

Sundance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 760.^[3]

Sundance, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°30′09″N 108°38′24″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area [1]
• Total	3.48 sq mi (9.00 km2)
• Land	3.48 sq mi (9.00 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,847 ft (2,087 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	760
• Density	218.71/sq mi (84.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87311 (Church Rock)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-75605
GNIS feature ID	2806734[2]

Geography

The community is in the western part of the county and is bordered to the northwest by Gallup, the county seat, to the northeast by Church Rock, and to the east by federal land associated with Fort Wingate. Interstate 40 passes through the northernmost part of Sundance, with the closest access from Exit 26 (State Road 118), 2 miles (3 km) to the west in Gallup.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sundance CDP has an area of 3.48 square miles (9.01 km²), all land.^[1] The community slopes north toward the valley of the Puerco River, which runs west to join the Little Colorado River in Arizona.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	760		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][5]

Sundance was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.^[6]