Canjilon, New Mexico

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Canjilon, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Canjilon, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°29′42″N106°25′55″W / 36.49500°N 106.43194°W / 36.49500; -106.43194
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Area
[1]
  Total
3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,832 ft (2,387 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
228
  Density71.07/sq mi (27.44/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87515
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID2584063 [2]

Canjilon is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. [4] Its population was 256 as of the 2010 census. [4] Canjilon has a post office with the ZIP code 87515. [5] [6] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 115. Canjilon was first settled in 1870, and by 1880, 35 families lived there. [7]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 228
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [3]

Education

It is within the Chama Valley Independent Schools school district. [9]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canjilon, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  7. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 59. ISBN   0826316891.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2022.