Profile for Gallup, New Mexico, NM

Gallup is on the Puerco River, near Navajo, Hopi (Arizona), and Zuni reservations

Former and merged names include:
· Blue Goose

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 380. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 18.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1994 movie, "Natural Born Killers"

Local festivals include:

• Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial - Aug. 8-12, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Red Rock State Park

Historic routes: Route 66

Historic sites and museums: Red Rock Museum, Rex Museum

Colleges and universities: University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

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7% of Gallup residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Gallup ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gallup was $15,789, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Gallup residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Gallup festival dates:

• Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial - Aug. 8-12, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Gallup, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $367.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $933.

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Libraries in Gallup include Octavia Fellin Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Gallup include Gallup Independent

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KGLP.

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McKinley County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Gallup political report.

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The average commute time for Gallup workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 12 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Gallup between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 5.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Gallup include Americas Best Value Inn-Gallup, Best Western Inn & Suites, Best Western Royal Holiday Motel, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Gallup, Economy Inn, Gallup-Days Inn West, Holiday Inn Gallup, Howard Johnson Inn Gallup ... More hotels.

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