Homer C Jones, New Mexico

Homer C Jones, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°18′23″N108°6′12″W / 35.30639°N 108.10333°W / 35.30639; -108.10333
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Land	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	7,428 ft (2,264 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	113
• Density	453.82/sq mi (175.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87045 (Prewitt)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-33122
GNIS feature ID	2806720 [2]

Homer C Jones is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a CDP, the population was 113. ^[3]

Geography

The community is on the southern edge of McKinley County, bordered to the south by the community of Stoneridge in Cibola County. New Mexico State Road 412 passes through the CDP, leading northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Interstate 40 in Prewitt.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Homer C Jones CDP has an area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²), all land. ^[1] The area drains southwards to the nearby Bluewater Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Rio San Jose and part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading to the Rio Grande.

Education

Its schools are Gallup-McKinley County Schools. ^[4]

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer C Jones, New Mexico
3. "P1. Race – Homer C Jones CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.