Las Tusas, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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Las Tusas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Tusas had a population of 253.[4] At the 2010 census the CDP was known as Bluewater Acres.[5]
Las Tusas, New Mexico | |
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  Las Tusas Location within New Mexico  Las Tusas Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′22″N 108°07′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,497 ft (2,285 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 253 |
| • Density | 199.8/sq mi (77.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-39792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584058[2] |
Geography
Las Tusas is located in northwestern Cibola County, near the southern tip of Bluewater Lake, a reservoir on Bluewater Creek north of Salitre Mesa. New Mexico State Road 612 (Bluewater Road) leads north from the community 12 miles (19 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40. A Forest Service road leads south from Bluewater Acres through Cibola National Forest 25 miles (40 km) to NM 53 near the Continental Divide.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Tusas CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land.[6]