Lumberton, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°55′58″N 106°56′07″W / 36.93278°N 106.93528°W / 36.93278; -106.93528CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Rio ArribaArea

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• Total0.48 sq mi (1.24 km²) • Land0.48 sq mi (1.24 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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6,844 ft (2,086 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total70 • Density146.44/sq mi (56.49/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code575GNIS feature ID2584148^[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

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]^[3]

References

^ "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.