Official Name: | Canjilon, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Arriba |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.31 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.31 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.21 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 228 |
Population Density Km2: | 27.44 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 71.07 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 7832 |
Coordinates: | 36.495°N -106.4319°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 87515 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584063 |
Canjilon is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.[2] Its population was 256 as of the 2010 census. Canjilon has a post office with ZIP code 87515.[3] [4] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 115. Canjilon was first settled in 1870, and by 1880, 35 families lived here.[5]
It is within the Chama Valley Independent Schools school district.[6]