Gamerco, New Mexico
Gamerco, New Mexico
Łigaiyaaʼáhí | |
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Location of the old power plant | |
Location in McKinley County and the state of New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′12″N 108°45′51″W / 35.57000°N 108.76417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,729 ft (2,051 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,343 |
| • Density | 1,403/sq mi (541.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87317 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-28530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806717 |
Gamerco, also called in Navajo: Łigaiyaaʼáhí (Navajo pronunciation: [ɬi˥ka˩i˩jaː˩ʔa˥hi˥], meaning "white smokestack"), is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,343, down from 1,956 in 2010. Gamerco was used as a base for coal mining until the 1960s.