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The City of Gallup
Gallup, New Mexico
Gallup, New Mexico
Location of Gallup in New Mexico
Location of Gallup in New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°31′25″N 108°44′3″W / 35.52361, -108.73417
Country United States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Founded 1881
Government
 - Mayor Harry Mendoza
Area
 - Total 13. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. This is a list of the thirty-three' counties in the US state of New Mexico. McKinley County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (34. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
 - Land 13. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 4 sq mi (34. 6 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 6,468 ft (1,971 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 20,209
 - Density 1,513. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (584. 5/km²)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 87300-87399
Area code(s) 505
FIPS code 35-28460
GNIS feature ID 0902825
Website: http://www.gallupnm.org/

Gallup (Navajo: Naʼnízhoozhí) is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 505 is a State of New Mexico Telephone Area code which was one of the original area codes established in October Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Navajo or Navaho ( native name: Diné bizaad) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock spoken in the southwest United States by McKinley County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 20,209 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McKinley County[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. McKinley County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico.

Gallup was founded in 1891 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was a US Railroad that owned or operated two disjoint segments one connecting St The City was named after David Gallup, a paymaster for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is the most populous city between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff (Kinłání is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States

Gallup is sometimes called the "Indian Capital of the World", for its location in the heart of Native American lands, and the presence of Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and other tribes. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Navajo or Diné people (also spelled Navaho) of the Southwestern United States The Zuni (also spelled Zuñi by the Spanish and in early 20th Century ethnological texts or Ashiwi (as the Zuni refer to themselves in their own The Hopi are Native American people who primarily live on the 12635 km² (2531 One-third of the city's population have Native American roots. Gallup has references the huge impact of the Native American Cultures found in and around Gallup.

Route 66 runs through Gallup, and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, Route 66. US Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother " (Get Your Kicks On Route 66 " often rendered simply as " Route 66 " is a Popular song and Rhythm and blues standard In 2003, the U. S. and New Mexico Departments of Transportation renamed US Highway 666, the city's other major highway to Route 491 since the number "666" is associated with Satan and devil worship, thus it was offensive to some people and local Navajos some who are superstitious felt it will lift the route from being "cursed". US Route 491 (US 491 is a north–south US Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally

Gallup was the subject of a 20/20 mini-documentary about the city's problems with alcohol. Gallup has a large socioeconomic poor population due to its proximity to Indian reservations and historic lack of economic development in addition to many mine closures in the 1970s and 1980s. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and

The Historic El Rancho Hotel has hosted a numerous aray of movie stars from John Wayne to Former President Ronald Reagan to Stars like Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Kirk Douglas. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9,

Gallup was the setting as the center of activity in a 2006 Sci Fi Channel mini-series The Lost Room starring Peter Krause. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Lost Room is a Science fiction television miniseries that aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States. Peter William Krause (ˈkraʊzə born August 12 1965) is a Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Rapper Akon filmed a music video on the West Side of Gallup in 2005. Aliaune Thiam The movie Natural Born Killers was filmed in part in Gallup in 1994 and starred Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, and was directed by Oliver Stone. Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated Juliette L Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American Actress and musician Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore Jr (born September 29, 1964) William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter.

Gallup is a forerunner of racial diversity and civil rights issues. The city long opposed racial discrimination of its black residents, the majority of them lived in the city's West side in the 1940s before the US Civil rights movement took place. See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in During World War II, the city fought successfully to prevent 800 Japanese American residents from being placed in wartime internment. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group A sizable Palestinian community of about 600 persons can be found, they first arrived from Palestine or the state of Israel in the 1970's, and are found in the Southwestern arts and jewelry industries. Palestinian Americans are Americans of Palestinian Arab ancestry Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

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Geography

Gallup is located at 35°31′25″N, 108°44′3″W (35. 523750, -108. 734088)[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (34. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Climate

Gallup experiences four seasons with large daily temperature ranges. Winter mornings can be very cold, with temperatures in the 0s to low 10s F. However, by mid-afternoon, it is not uncommon for the temperature to be close to 50 F. Summer afternoons have temperatures near 90 F, and can fall into the 40s and 50s by dawn.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 20,209 people, 6,810 households, and 4,869 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,513. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (584. 5/km²). There were 7,349 housing units at an average density of 550. 5/sq mi (212. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 40. 11% White, 1. 08% African American, 36. 64% Native American, 1. 43% Asian, 0. 09% Pacific Islander, 14. 77% from other races, and 5. 87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33. 15% of the population.

There were 6,810 households out of which 41. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 3% were married couples living together, 19. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 5% were non-families. 23. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 85 and the average family size was 3. 39.

In the city the population was spread out with 32. 7% under the age of 18, 9. 3% from 18 to 24, 28. 8% from 25 to 44, 20. 3% from 45 to 64, and 8. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,868, and the median income for a family was $39,197. Males had a median income of $33,380 versus $24,441 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,789. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 16. 6% of families and 20. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 16. 8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Airports

Major highways

Train

Sports

Gallup welcomed professional basketball to the city in 2004 when the Gallup Talons of the American Basketball Association (ABA) began playing home games in the Gallup Convention Arena. The team was renamed the Gallup Outlaws for the 2005-2006 season. (Note) as of 2-12-2008 the A. B. A has yet to play a game in Gallup for the 2007-08 season. It's rumored they may join the National Basketball Development League or NBDL whose closest opponent is the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization The Albuquerque Thunderbirds is the name of an NBA Development League minor league Basketball team based in Albuquerque New Mexico, United States

Notable Residents

N. B. Folk musician Bob Dylan claimed to have been raised in Gallup early in his career, although these claims were false (Dylan was actually born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, both in Minnesota). See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St Hibbing is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 17071 at the 2000 census. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers He did spend several months in Gallup and his original name is Zimmerman, and is a nephew of a retail businessman whose store bore the same name.

See also

References

  1. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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