Jacona, New Mexico

Jacona, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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]
• Total	0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
• Land	0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,788 ft (1,764 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	400
• Density	472.26/sq mi (182.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	505
GNIS feature ID	2584115 [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]

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

Census	Pop.	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.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacona, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "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.