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   1 {{Infobox settlement
   2 |official_name            = Church Rock, New Mexico
   3 |settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
   4 |nickname                 = Churchrock Chapter
   5 |motto                    =
   6
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  14 <!-- Maps -->
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  16 |mapsize                  = 250px
  17 |map_caption              = Location of Church Rock, New Mexico
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  21 |pushpin_map              = USA
  22 |pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
  23
  24 <!-- Location -->
  25 |subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
  26 |subdivision_name         = United States
  27 |subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
  28 |subdivision_name1        = [[New Mexico]]
  29 |subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Mexico|County]]
  30 |subdivision_name2        = [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley]]
  31 |government_footnotes     =
  32 |government_type          = [[Chapter Government]]
  33 |leader_title             = [[President (government title)#Sub-national|President]]
  34 |leader_name              = Johnnie Henry Jr.
  35 |leader_title1            = [[Vice-President]]
  36 |leader_name1             = Sherman Woody
  37 |leader_title2            = [[Secretary-Treasurer]]
  38 |leader_name2             = Louise Jim
  39 |leader_title3            = [[Tribal Council Member]]
  40 |leader_name3             = Edmund Yazzie
  41 |established_title        =
  42 |established_date         = December 5, 1955
  43
  44 <!-- Area -->
  45 |unit_pref  =  Imperial
  46 |area_footnotes           = <ref name=census>{{cite web | title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico | url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_35.txt | publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] | access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
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  51 |area_total_sq_mi         = 2.3
  52 |area_land_sq_mi          = 2.3
  53 |area_water_sq_mi         = 0.0
  54
  55 <!-- Population -->
  56 |population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
  57 |population_footnotes     = <ref name=census/>
  58 |population_total         = 1128
  59 |population_density_km2   =
  60 |population_density_sq_mi = auto
  61
  62 <!-- General information -->
  63 |timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
  64 |utc_offset               = -7
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  66 |utc_offset_DST           = -6
  67 |elevation_footnotes      =
  68 |elevation_m              = 2038
  69 |elevation_ft             = 6686
  70 |coordinates              = {{coord|35|32|6|N|108|36|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
  71 |postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
  72 |postal_code              = 87311
  73 |area_code                = [[Area code 505|505]]
  74 |blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
  75 |blank_info               = 35-15370
  76 |blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
  77 |blank1_info              = 0902212
  78 |website                  = http://churchrock.navajochapters.org
  79 |footnotes                =
  80 }}
  81 [[File:(Old No. 122) Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, McKinley County, New Mexico., 1871 - 1878 - NARA - 517770.jpg|thumb|'''Church Rock''', a famous landmark. Photo circa 1875.]]
  82 '''Church Rock''' ({{lang-nv|'''{{spell-nv|Kinłitsosinil}}'''}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 1,128 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name=census/> Church Rock is named for Church Rock, a prominent natural landmark with the same name.
  83
  84 ==Navajo Nation government==
  85 {| class="wikitable"
  86 |-
  87 ! 2004-2008 Chapter Official
  88 ! 2004-2008 Council Delegate
  89 ! 2004-2008 Administration
  90 |-
  91 | Johnny Livingston, President
  92 | Charles S. Damon II
  93 | Alice Largo, Coordinator
  94 |-
  95 | Robinson Kelly, Vice-President
  96 | Ernest D. Yazzie Jr.
  97 | Deeanna Washee,
  98 |-
  99 | Sherman Woody, Secretary/Treasurer
 100 |
 101 |
 102 |-
 103 | Vanessa Begay-Lee, Grazing Official
 104 |
 105 |
 106 |}
 107
 108 {| class="wikitable"
 109 |-
 110 ! 2008-2012 Chapter Official
 111 ! 2008-2012 Council Delegate
 112 ! 2008-2011 Administration
 113 ! 2011-2012 Administration
 114 |-
 115 | Johnnie Henry Jr., President
 116 | Charles S. Damon II
 117 | Brian H. Chee, Coordinator
 118 | Alvin Billie, Coordinator
 119 |-
 120 | Robinson Kelly, Vice-President
 121 | Ernest D. Yazzie Jr.
 122 | Deeanna Washee, Office Specialist
 123 | Deeanna Washee, AMS
 124 |-
 125 | Louise Jim, Secretary/Treasurer
 126 | ** Edmund Yazzie
 127 | Michelle Johns, Office Assistant
 128 | Michelle Johns, Office Assistant
 129 |-
 130 | Emery Chee, Grazing Official
 131 | ** Member of 22nd NN Council
 132 |
 133 |
 134 |}
 135
 136 ==Geography==
 137 Church Rock is located at {{coord|35|32|6|N|108|36|42|W|type:city}} (35.534961, -108.611593).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
 138
 139 According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.3|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.3|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|mi2|km2}} (1.2%) is water.<ref name=census/>
 140
 141 ==Demographics==
 142 {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
 143 |-
 144 ! Languages (2000) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525123705/https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=2017-05-25 }}</ref> !! Percent
 145 |-
 146 | Spoke [[Navajo language|Navajo]] at home || 63.31%
 147 |-
 148 | Spoke [[English language|English]] at home || 36.69%
 149 |}
 150 As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,077 people, 258 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 450.7 people per square mile (174.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 125.1 per square mile (48.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.39% of the population.
 151
 152 There were 258 households, out of which 56.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 31.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.17 and the average family size was 4.65.
 153
 154 In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.2% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
 155
 156 The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $28,958. Males had a median income of $23,529 versus $21,016 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,780. About 34.3% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
 157
 158 ==History==
 159
 160 On July 15, 2019, a body was found in the trunk of a burning automobile near Church Rock. The FBI published a media alert.<ref name="fbi_20190716_body" />
 161
 162 ==Uranium mining==
 163 {{See also|Church Rock uranium mill spill}}
 164 On July 16, 1979, the dam at a United Nuclear Corporation (based in Virginia) Church Rock uranium mill was breached and spilled 1,100 tons of milled [[uranium]] ore and {{convert|94|e6USgal|m3}} of heavy metal effluent into the [[Puerco River]].  This was the largest release of radioactive waste in U.S. history, but until recently, no epidemiological studies were undertaken of the effects on the population.<ref name=chur>{{cite journal| pmc=1963288 | pmid=17666688 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2006.103044 | volume=97 | title=The Sequoyah corporation fuels release and the Church Rock spill: unpublicized nuclear releases in American Indian communities | date=September 2007 | journal=Am J Public Health | pages=1595–600 | last1 = Brugge | first1 = D | last2 = Bui | first2 = C}}</ref> With the declining uranium market, two of the mines closed in 1983 and the third closed in February 1986.<ref>Shuey, Chris (1992). "Contaminant Loading on the Puerco River: A Historical Overview", Southwest Research and Information Center Albuquerque, New Mexico, 14 October 1992. {{cite web |url=http://www.sric.org/uranium/PUERCO92.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014224806/http://www.sric.org/uranium/PUERCO92.html |archive-date=2008-10-14 }}</ref>
 165
 166 In 2003 the Church Rock Uranium Monitoring Project was initiated by the Churchrock Chapter of the
 167 [[Navajo Nation]] to assess environmental impacts of abandoned uranium mines and build capacity to conduct community-based research with policy implications.<ref name="Shuey">{{cite web|author=Shuey, Chris|display-authors=et al|date=2007|title=REPORT OF THE CHURCH ROCK URANIUM MONITORING PROJECT 2003-2007, CHURCHROCK CHAPTER, NAVAJO NATION,  SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER and NAVAJO EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION|location=Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona), USA|url=http://www.sric.org/uranium/CRUMPReportSummary.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010095916/http://www.sric.org/uranium/CRUMPReportSummary.pdf|archive-date=10 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its May 2007 report found that significant radiation from both natural and mining sources remains in the area; the community is dedicated to remedy the problem as much as possible.<ref name="Shuey"/>
 168
 169 In 2005 the Navajo Nation prohibited any further uranium mining in the nation.  In 2008 the US EPA and the Navajo EPA began a five-year plan to identify and ameliorate areas contaminated by uranium mining; their priority has been water sources and structures.<ref name="Fonseca">[http://www.chron.com/news/article/Navajo-woman-helps-prompt-uranium-mine-cleanup-2155858.php Felicia Fonseca, "Navajo woman helps prompt uranium mine cleanup"], Associated Press, carried in ''Houston Chronicle'', 5 September 2011, accessed 5 October 2011</ref>
 170
 171 In 2013 the Churchrock Chapter passed a resolution supporting a demonstration [[in-situ mining]] at Section 8 and 17. The resolution passed with 68 in support 26 opposed and 16 abstained. Minority of community members continue to oppose mining operations as well as outside residents who reside in other chapters and non-Navajos.<ref name="uranium">[http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_24790246/uranium-project-given-green-light-navajo-nation "Uranium project given green light on Navajo Nation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726024547/http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_24790246/uranium-project-given-green-light-navajo-nation |date=2014-07-26 }}, Farmington Daily Times, carried in "Farmington Daily Times", 24 December 2013, accessed 16 July 2014</ref><ref name="uranium2">[https://www.facebook.com/carefordine/posts/263927690407255 "Churchrock supports uranium mining"], Gallup Independent, carried in "Gallup Independent", 9 February 2013, accessed 16 July 2014</ref>
 172
 173 ==Culture==
 174 Inter Tribal Ceremonial (August) brings thousands of visitors and members of almost all Indian tribes to Red Rock State Park.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}
 175
 176 Churchrock Chapter celebrates the annual, Treaty Day Festival on June 1. The first event took place on June 1, 2010. The event is to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of 1868 between the Navajo Tribe and United States Government to emancipate the Navajo people from Fort Sumner, New Mexico (Bosque Redondo).
 177
 178 ==Economy==
 179 Church Rock is the location of [[Fire Rock Casino]], which opened on November 19, 2008.
 180
 181 ==References==
 182 {{Reflist|refs=
 183
 184 <ref name="fbi_20190716_body">{{cite web
 185 | author        = <!-- no author in byline-->
 186 | title         = FBI Media Alert: Body Found in Trunk of Burning Car Near Church Rock, New Mexico
 187 | website       = FBI.com
 188 | url           = https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/news/press-releases/fbi-media-alert-body-found-in-trunk-of-burning-car-near-church-rock-new-mexico
 189 | access-date   = 2019-07-18
 190 | archive-url   = https://web.archive.org/web/20190718061040/https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/news/press-releases/fbi-media-alert-body-found-in-trunk-of-burning-car-near-church-rock-new-mexico
 191 | archive-date  =2019-07-18
 192 | url-status      = live
 193 }}</ref>
 194
 195 }}
 196
 197 ==External links==
 198 *{{cite web|url=http://churchrock.navajochapters.org|title=Home Page|website=Churchrock.navajochapters.org|access-date=13 October 2017}}
 199 *{{cite web|url=http://www.sric.org/uranium/PUERCO92.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014224806/http://www.sric.org/uranium/PUERCO92.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2008|title=Puerco River Spill, Historical Overview|date=14 October 2008|access-date=13 October 2017}}
 200
 201 {{McKinley County, New Mexico}}
 202 {{Communities of the Navajo Nation}}
 203
 204 {{authority control}}
 205
 206 [[Category:Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico]]
 207 [[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
 208 [[Category:Populated places on the Navajo Nation]]