Cedar Hill, New Mexico

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Cedar Hill, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Cedar Hill
Coordinates: 36°56′13″N107°53′25″W / 36.93694°N 107.89028°W / 36.93694; -107.89028
Country United States
State New Mexico
County San Juan
Area
[1]
 • Total9.70 sq mi (25.12 km2)
 • Land9.40 sq mi (24.35 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,860 ft (1,790 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,130
 • Density120.21/sq mi (46.41/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID902202 [2]

Cedar Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 847 as of the 2010 census. [4] The community is located on U.S. Route 550, near the Colorado border. Cedar Hill was originally known as Cox's Crossing. The name was chosen during a Literacy Society meeting by picking names out of a hat. A post office operated from 1892 to 1966. [5]

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Geography

Cedar Hill is located at 36°56′13″N107°53′25″W / 36.9369472°N 107.8903431°W / 36.9369472; -107.8903431 . [2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.561 square miles (14.40 km2); 5.352 square miles (13.86 km2) of its area is land, and 0.209 square miles (0.54 km2) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,130—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

Education

The school district is Aztec Municipal Schools. [7] Aztec High School is the local high school.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Hill, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 71. ISBN   0826316891.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-07-12.



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