Jacona, New Mexico

Jacona, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Jacona is located in New Mexico
Jacona
Jacona
Coordinates: 35°53′19″N 106°02′19″W / 35.88861°N 106.03861°W / 35.88861; -106.03861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySanta Fe
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
 • Land0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,788 ft (1,764 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
400
 • Density472.26/sq mi (182.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code505
GNIS feature ID2584115[2]

Jacona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 412 as of the 2010 census.[4]

The name is a Spanish approximation of Sakona, the Tewa name of the pueblo which was abandoned in 1696.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.847 square miles (2.19 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020400—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

It is zoned to Pojoaque Valley Schools.[7] Pojoaque Valley High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacona, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.


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