Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Wingate’s typical household income is $250,000, against $55,000 in New Mexico’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 3 have a lower home-ownership rate than Fort Wingate. 13% of the land in Fort Wingate is conserved, against 3.9% in New Mexico’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Fort Wingate Historic District (Boundary Increase). Fort Wingate has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fort Wingate beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Wingate is unincorporated, so McKinley County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Wingate.
Public schools: Wingate Elementary School. The largest public high school is Wingate High School, with 362 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 366 | – |
| Wingate High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 362 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
In Fort Wingate, the FEMA hazard score is 10 of 100. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Cibola National Forest, at 166 acres. 1.3 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Fort Wingate’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cibola National Forest | — | 166 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Fort Wingate. In Fort Wingate, just over a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress. This New Mexico town does better than the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 21.
| Fort Wingate | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fort Wingate | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 25% | 11% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Wingate
About 5 of every 100 Fort Wingate residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
Fort near Gallup, New Mexico
Fort Wingate was a military installation near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. There were two other locations in New Mexico called Fort Wingate: Seboyeta (1849–1862) and San Rafael (1862–1868). The most recent Fort Wingate (1868–1993) was established at the former site of Fort Lyon, on Navajo territory, initially to control and "protect" the large Navajo tribe to its north. The fort at San Rafael was the staging point for the Navajo deportation known as the Long Walk of the Navajo. From 1870 onward the garrison near Gallup was concerned with Apaches to the south, and through 1890 hundreds of Navajo Scouts were enlisted at the fort. Fort Wingate supplied 100 tons of Composition B high expl…
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Fort Wingate has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
