Catalpa Canyon, NM

Catalpa Canyon is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 161 residents. The community is in the western part of McKinley County and is bordered to the north by Gallup, the county seat. Catalpa Canyon is a valley in the center of the CDP that drains north to the Puerco River in the eastern part of Gallup. Catalpa Canyon is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. Most areas are zoned to Red Rock Elementary School, though some are zoned to Jefferson and Stagecoach elementaries. In Catalpa Canyon, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Catalpa Canyon, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.