Canjilon, New Mexico Explained

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]

Demographics

Education

It is within the Chama Valley Independent Schools school district.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. August 29, 2013. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  5. Book: Julyan . Robert . The Place Names of New Mexico . 1996 . University of New Mexico Press . 0826316891 . 59.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-13.