Acoma Indian Reservation
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The Acoma Indian Reservation is located in parts of Cibola
Cibola County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*41.8% White*1.0% Black*41.0% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*12.5% Other races*36.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Socorro
Socorro County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*75.1% White*1.1% Black*11.7% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.8% Two or more races*8.1% Other races*48.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, and Catron
Catron County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*89.8% White*0.4% Black*2.7% Native American*0.2% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*3.7% Other races*19.0% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

 counties, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

, USA, and covers 594.996 sq mi (1,541.033 km²). The number of tribal members is about 6000. The reservation borders the Laguna Indian Reservation to the east and is near El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument is a National Monument located in western New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. The name El Malpais is from the Spanish term Malpaís, meaning badlands, due to the extremely barren and dramatic volcanic field that covers much of the park's area.-Geography:The El...

 due west. A total of 2,802 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

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The Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo is a Native American pueblo approximately 60 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States. Three reservations make up Acoma Pueblo: Sky City , Acomita, and McCartys. The Acoma Pueblo tribe is a federally recognized tribal entity...

 is the heart of the reservation and is held as the oldest continuously inhabited place in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Communities

  • Acomita Lake
    Acomita Lake, New Mexico
    Acomita Lake is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Acomita Lake is located at ....

  • North Acomita Village
    North Acomita Village, New Mexico
    North Acomita Village is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 288 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Acomita Village is located at ....

  • Skyline-Ganipa
    Skyline-Ganipa, New Mexico
    Skyline-Ganipa is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Skyline-Ganipa is located at ....


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