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Canjilon, New Mexico

Canjilon, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Canjilon, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Canjilon, New Mexico
Canjilon, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°29′42″N 106°25′55″W / 36.49500°N 106.43194°W / 36.49500; -106.43194
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Area
  Total
3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation7,832 ft (2,387 m)
Population
  Total
228
  Density71.1/sq mi (27.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87515
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584063[2]

Canjilon is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, Canjilon had a population of 228.[5] Canjilon has a post office with the ZIP code 87515.[6][7] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 115. Canjilon was first settled in 1870, and by 1880, 35 families lived there.[8]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020228
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]

Education

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It is within the Chama Valley Independent Schools school district.[10]

References

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  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canjilon, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "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 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  6. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  8. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 59. ISBN 0826316891.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.