Homer C Jones, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Homer C Jones, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Homer C Jones
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:35.3064°N -108.1033°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.25
Area Land Sq Mi:0.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.65
Area Land Km2:0.65
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:113
Population Density Sq Mi:453.82
Population Density Km2:175.05
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:7428
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87045 (Prewitt)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-33122
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806720

Homer C Jones is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a CDP, the population was 113.[2]

Geography

The community is on the southern edge of McKinley County, bordered to the south by the community of Stoneridge in Cibola County. New Mexico State Road 412 passes through the CDP, leading northeast 6miles to Interstate 40 in Prewitt.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Homer C Jones CDP has an area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[1] The area drains southwards to the nearby Bluewater Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Rio San Jose and part of the Rio Puerco watershed leading to the Rio Grande.

Education

Its schools are Gallup-McKinley County Schools.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico. United States Census Bureau . December 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Homer C Jones CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. December 4, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.