Jamestown, New Mexico

Jamestown, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°28′10″N108°26′22″W / 35.46944°N 108.43944°W / 35.46944; -108.43944
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area [1]
• Total	2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
• Land	2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	7,041 ft (2,146 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	317
• Density	116.16/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 ID	2806723 [2]

Jamestown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located along Interstate 40 in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 317. ^[3]

History

El Paso Natural Gas Company built a refinery^{[ when? ]} 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 Petroleum. ^[11]

Geography

Jamestown is in west-central McKinley County, mainly on the south side of Interstate 40, while the refinery is to the north, outside the census-designated place. I-40 leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Gallup, the county seat, and east over the Continental Divide 120 miles (190 km) to Albuquerque.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Jamestown CDP has an area of 2.73 square miles (7.07 km²), all land. ^[1] The community drains northward toward the westward-flowing South Fork of the Puerco River, part of the Little Colorado River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	317		—
U.S. Decennial Census [12] [3]

Jamestown was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

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]

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jamestown, New Mexico
3. "P1. Race – Jamestown CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Gallup Refinery". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
6. "Flying J The Giant Truck Stop Jamestown, NM". John the Mouse Video. YouTube. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
7. "Nation's Truckers Find Desert Oasis - One-Stop Service For Weary Drivers". Associated Press . March 1, 1993.
8. 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.