Lumberton, New Mexico

Lumberton, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Lumberton, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°55′58″N106°56′07″W / 36.93278°N 106.93528°W / 36.93278; -106.93528
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Area [1]
• Total	0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
• Land	0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,844 ft (2,086 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	70
• Density	146.44/sq mi (56.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	2584148 [2]

Lumberton is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 73 as of the 2010 census. ^[4] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.

It is zoned to Dulce Independent Schools. ^[5]

History

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad constructed its San Juan Extension through the area in 1882. ^[6] About 1894 a lumberman, E.M. Biggs, bought 40 acres from a ranch owned by Francisco Lobato, and laid out the townsite, naming it for the sawmills which he built there. A post office was established in 1894, ^[7] which closed on January 28, 1995. ^[8] Biggs also built extensive logging railroads north and south, the last of which were removed by 1928 when the marketable timber had been exhausted. ^[6] The D&RG also closed and was removed in 1969.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lumberton, New Mexico
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list
6. Myrick, David, ‘’New Mexico’s Railroads, A Historic Survey’’, University of New Mexico Press 1990. ISBN   0-8263-1185-7
7. Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN   0-8263-0082-0
8. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved August 29, 2013.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.