Canjilon, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°29′42″N 106°25′55″W / 36.49500°N 106.43194°W / 36.49500; -106.43194CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Rio ArribaArea

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• Total3.21 sq mi (8.31 km²) • Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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7,832 ft (2,387 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total228 • Density71.07/sq mi (27.44/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

87515

Area code575GNIS feature ID2584063^[2]

Canjilon is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.^[4] Its population was 256 as of the 2010 census.^[4] Canjilon has a post office with ZIP code 87515.^[5]^[6] The community is located along New Mexico State Road 115. Canjilon was first settled in 1870, and by 1880, 35 families lived here.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	228		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]^[3]

Education

It is within the Chama Valley Independent Schools school district.^[9]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canjilon, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 59. ISBN 0826316891.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.