Cotton City, New Mexico

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Cotton City, New Mexico
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Cotton City
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Cotton City
Coordinates: 32°06′38″N108°52′45″W / 32.11056°N 108.87917°W / 32.11056; -108.87917
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Hidalgo
Area
[1]
  Total
25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
  Land25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,223 ft (1,287 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
266
  Density10.3/sq mi (3.98/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID2584082 [2]

Cotton City is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 388 as of the 2010 census. [4] New Mexico State Road 338 passes through the community.

Contents

The community was named for its cotton gin, which serves the area's cotton farms. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 25.517 square miles (66.09 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 266
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

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: Cotton City, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 99. ISBN   9780826316899.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.