McKinley County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ramah and their reported violations in the past:
RAMAH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT (Population served: 448, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from AUG-18-2003 to AUG-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-18-2003 to AUG-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-23-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, State - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-2005)
- Notification, Public - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-2005)
- Notification, State - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2005)
- Notification, Public - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-17-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.5%
(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This place: |  2.7 people | | New Mexico: |  2.3 people |
| This place: | 70.1% | | Whole state: | 60.7% |
| This place: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ramah, NM
Ramah compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (13%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Ramah (based on McKinley County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.77%
| Here | | 39.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 55.0% | 16.7% | 8.0% | 5.4% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 16.0% | 14.8% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 9.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | Church of the Nazarene | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 9.9% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 22.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 13 | This county: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | McKinley County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | McKinley County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | This county: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 43 | McKinley County: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.4% | | New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 32.8% | | New Mexico: | 22.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | McKinley County: | 12.0% | | State: | 11.5% |
8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,477 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.20% | | New Mexico average: | 7.94% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)| McKinley County: | 0.05% | | New Mexico average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,952 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.37% | | New Mexico average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ramah:
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
- KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KMIN (980 AM; 1 kW; GRANTS, NM; Owner: KD RADIO, INC.)
- KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ramah:
- KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
- KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
- KTDB (89.7 FM; RAMAH, NM; Owner: RAMAH NAVAJO SCHOOL BOARD, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ramah:
- K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
Ramah fatal accident list:
Sep 21, 1990 11:25 PM, Tribal 130, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 23, 1985 04:10 AM, 53, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Approximately 15.9 Miles (25.6 Kilometers) Sse Of Ramah (Lat: 34.891972 Lon: -108.416667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.9 m, Call Sign: KNKR316
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 10/22/2008, Expiration Date: 11/05/2018
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8694, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Richard Watkins, 1 Mile South Of State Highway 53 (Lat: 35.120556 Lon: -108.504556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8698, Email:
- Richard Watkins, 1 Mile South Of State Highway 53 (Lat: 35.120556 Lon: -108.504556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8698, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Pine Hill 19 Km Se (Lat: 35.130861 Lon: -108.495083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: KNAR943
Assigned Frequencies: 155.370 MHz, 155.475 MHz, 155.550 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2000, Expiration Date: 02/05/2011, Certifier: Jim Gordon
Registrant: State Of New Mexico, 401 Broadway Tiwa Bldg, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Phone: (505) 841-8453, Fax: (505) 841-8452, Email:
- Hc 61 Box 28 (Lat: 35.140444 Lon: -108.499417), Call Sign: WQGR280
Assigned Frequencies: 452.675 MHz, 451.725 MHz, 451.925 MHz, 452.350 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2007, Expiration Date: 03/29/2017, Certifier: Leyton J Cougar
Registrant: Advanced Comms. & Electronics, 2417 Baylor Drive, Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106, Phone: (505) 244-3321, Fax: (505) 244-3675, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - New Ramah Comm. Center (Lat: 34.891972 Lon: -108.417306), Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: KPG656
Assigned Frequencies: 450.010 MHz, 450.050 MHz, 450.250 MHz
Grant Date: 08/31/1984
Registrant: Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., Drawer A Cpo, Pine Hill, NM 87321
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - RAMAH TOWER, Ramah Tower (Lat: 35.120639 Lon: -108.503972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPYL513
Assigned Frequencies: 17820.0 MHz, 17980.0 MHz, 11525.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 09/03/2013, Certifier: Todd Heinz
Registrant: Southwest Communications Systems, 105 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301, Phone: (505) 863-2424, Email:
- RAMAH HIGH, Ramah High (Lat: 35.135028 Lon: -108.493250), Type: Bant, Structure height: 7.2 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPYL517
Assigned Frequencies: 19540.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 09/03/2013, Certifier: Todd Heinz
Registrant: Southwest Communications Systems, 105 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301, Phone: (505) 863-2424, Email:
- RAMAH ELEM, Ramah Elem (Lat: 35.133000 Lon: -108.489806), Type: Bant, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPYL533
Assigned Frequencies: 19380.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 09/03/2013, Certifier: Todd Heinz
Registrant: Southwest Communications Systems, 105 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301, Phone: (505) 863-2424, Email:
- RAMAH TOWER, Rdn 160, 5 Miles West Of (Lat: 35.120694 Lon: -108.504639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Call Sign: WQFH775
Assigned Frequencies: 17920.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/19/2006, Expiration Date: 07/19/2016, Certifier: Todd Heinz
Registrant: Southwest Communications Systems, 105 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301, Phone: (505) 863-2424, Email:
- RAMAH, None (Lat: 35.133639 Lon: -108.493667), Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WHO537
Assigned Frequencies: 2168.40 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 01/04/2008
Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839 - New Ramah Community Center (Lat: 34.891972 Lon: -108.417278), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WHY830, Licensee ID: L00060266
Assigned Frequencies: 948.500 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/1984, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013
Registrant: Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., P. O. Box 40, Pine Hill, NM 87357
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ramah)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2258G , Serial Number: 51558, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 11/20/1958
Registrant (Individual): Lowell R Schoonmaker, Po Box 728, Ramah, NM 87321 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 4976P , Serial Number: 15284868, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/1981
Registrant (Individual): Dustin Michael Becher, Hc 61 Box 783, Ramah, NM 87321 - Aircraft: BEECH A45 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4985 , Serial Number: 34-125, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 03/18/1958
Registrant (Co-Owned): Cynthia J Crawford, Hc 61 Box 853, Ramah, NM 87321, Other Owners: Loel H Crawford - Aircraft: BEECH B35 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8860A , Serial Number: D-2515, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 08/16/1955
Registrant (Individual): Dustin M Becher, Hc 61 Box 783, Ramah, NM 87321 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-235 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9152W , Serial Number: 28-10784, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 11/12/1966
Registrant (Individual): Dayton A Hellickson, Hc61 Box 867 #39 Box S Ranch Rd, Ramah, NM 87321 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9279C , Serial Number: 31378, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 02/13/1956
Registrant (Individual): Lowell R Schoonmaker, Po Box 728, Ramah, NM 87321
| Most common first names in Ramah, NM among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 8 | 71.7 years |
| John | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 82.2 years |
| George | 4 | 78.8 years |
| Robert | 4 | 72.0 years |
| Tom | 4 | 65.5 years |
| Donald | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Betty | 3 | 81.3 years |
| James | 3 | 64.3 years |
| Alice | 3 | 76.7 years |
| Most common last names in Ramah, NM among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Pino | 26 | 74.8 years |
| Martine | 15 | 73.6 years |
| Coho | 11 | 62.5 years |
| Lewis | 10 | 80.9 years |
| Clawson | 8 | 77.3 years |
| Bond | 7 | 70.6 years |
| Martinez | 7 | 45.3 years |
| Maria | 7 | 63.2 years |
| Garcia | 6 | 72.6 years |
| Beaver | 6 | 76.2 years |
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