Lumberton, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 36°55′48″N 106°56′13″W / 36.93000°N 106.93694°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 | 6,857 ft (2,090 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 | 891491 [3] |
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]
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 70 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [2] |
Lumberton, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 36°55′48″N 106°56′13″W / 36.93000°N 106.93694°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 | 6,857 ft (2,090 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 | 891491 [3] |
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]
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 70 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [2] |