Cedar Hill, New Mexico

Cedar Hill, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Cedar Hill is located in New Mexico
Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill
Coordinates: 36°56′13″N 107°53′25″W / 36.93694°N 107.89028°W / 36.93694; -107.89028
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.70 sq mi (25.12 km2)
 • Land9.40 sq mi (24.35 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,860 ft (1,790 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,130
 • Density120.21/sq mi (46.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code505
GNIS feature ID902202[2]

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]

Geography

According 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,130—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

Education

The school district is Aztec Municipal Schools.[7] Aztec High School is the local 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: Cedar Hill, 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 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 71. ISBN 0826316891.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.


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