Jamestown, New Mexico

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Jamestown, New Mexico
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Jamestown
Coordinates: 35°28′10″N108°25′22″W / 35.46944°N 108.42278°W / 35.46944; -108.42278
Country United States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
 • Land2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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7,041 ft (2,146 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total317
 • Density116.16/sq mi (44.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87347 [4]
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-35070
GNIS feature ID2806723 [2]

Jamestown is an unincorporated community located along Interstate 40 in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

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History

El Paso Natural Gas Company built a refinery at the Continental Divide in New Mexico around the area of 35.48698357712149, -108.4264608980443. [5] [ circular reference ] The refinery was known locally as the Gallup Refinery or the Ciniza Refinery. By 1964, El Paso Gas sold the refinery to the Shell Oil Company. [6] Then in 1982, Giant Oil Refining purchased the refinery from Shell. [6] In 1987. Giant built the largest truck stop and retail facility in their chain one mile south from the refinery. [6] On June 7, 2003, Giant sold its travel center in Jamestown to Pilot Travel Centers. [6] Pilot Travel Center #305 [7] [8] houses Jamestown's post office; the post office has ZIP code 87347. [4] [7]

According to USA Today, in 1993 the truck stop and refinery were the only two establishments in the community. [8] By 2020, there were also a Fire Department. [9] The oil refinery changed ownership several times [10] and was slated to close by October 2020, as per its last owner, Marathon Petrolueum. [11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 317—
U.S. Decennial Census [12] [3]

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. [13] Its zoned schools are Del Norte Elementary School, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School. [14]

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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: Jamestown, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Gallup Refinery". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Flying J The Giant Truck Stop Jamestown, NM". John the Mouse Video. YouTube. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Nation's Truckers Find Desert Oasis - One-Stop Service For Weary Drivers". Associated Press . March 1, 1993.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Del (June 8, 1993). "The truck stops here - New Mexico center has amenities of airport terminal". USA Today .
  9. ↑ "McKinley County Whispering Cedars Fire Dept". Emergency Medical Services Tracking and reporting System (NMEMSTARS). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "EPA, NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT REACH SETTLEMENT WITH WESTERN REFINING". Internet WayBack Machine. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  11. ↑ "StackPath". www.ogj.com.
  12. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  14. ↑ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools . Retrieved January 15, 2022. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.


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