Cedar Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 847 as of the 2010 census.[4] The community is located on U.S. Route 550, near the Colorado border. Cedar Hill was originally known as Cox's Crossing. The name was chosen during a Literacy Society meeting by picking names out of a hat. A post office operated from 1892 to 1966.[5]
Cedar Hill, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 36°56′13″N 107°53′25″W / 36.93694°N 107.89028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | San Juan |
Area | |
• Total | 9.70 sq mi (25.12 km2) |
• Land | 9.40 sq mi (24.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
Elevation | 5,860 ft (1,790 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,130 |
• Density | 120.21/sq mi (46.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS feature ID | 902202[2] |
Geography
editAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.561 square miles (14.40 km2); 5.352 square miles (13.86 km2) of its area is land, and 0.209 square miles (0.54 km2) is water.[4]
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,130 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3] |
Education
editThe school district is Aztec Municipal Schools.[7] Aztec High School is the local high school.
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Hill, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 71. ISBN 0826316891.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.