Jacona, New Mexico

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Jacona, New Mexico
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Jacona
Coordinates: 35°53′19″N106°02′19″W / 35.88861°N 106.03861°W / 35.88861; -106.03861
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Area
[1]
  Total0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
  Land0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,788 ft (1,764 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total400
  Density472.26/sq mi (182.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 505
GNIS feature ID2584115 [2]

Jacona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 412 as of the 2010 census. [4]

Contents

The name is a Spanish approximation of Sakona, the Tewa name of the pueblo which was abandoned in 1696. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.847 square miles (2.19 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 400
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

Education

It is zoned to Pojoaque Valley Schools. [7] Pojoaque Valley High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

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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: Jacona, 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 . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN   0-8263-0082-0
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 30, 2021.