Lumberton, New Mexico
Lumberton, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 36°55′58″N 106°56′07″W / 36.93278°N 106.93528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Rio Arriba |
Area | |
• Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
• Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,844 ft (2,086 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 70 |
• Density | 146.44/sq mi (56.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 575 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584148[2] |
Lumberton is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 73 as of the 2010 census.[4] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.
It is zoned to Dulce Independent Schools.[5]
History
[edit]The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad constructed its San Juan Extension through the area in 1882.[6] About 1894 a lumberman, E.M. Biggs, bought 40 acres from a ranch owned by Francisco Lobato, and laid out the townsite, naming it for the sawmills which he built there. A post office was established in 1894,[7] which closed on January 28, 1995.[8] Biggs also built extensive logging railroads north and south, the last of which were removed by 1928 when the marketable timber had been exhausted.[6] The D&RG also closed and was removed in 1969.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 70 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lumberton, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list
- ^ a b Myrick, David, ‘’New Mexico’s Railroads, A Historic Survey’’, University of New Mexico Press 1990. ISBN 0-8263-1185-7
- ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.