Cotton City, New Mexico

Cotton City, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Cotton City is located in New Mexico
Cotton City
Cotton City
Location within New Mexico
Cotton City is located in the United States
Cotton City
Cotton City
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°06′38″N 108°52′45″W / 32.11056°N 108.87917°W / 32.11056; -108.87917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyHidalgo
Area
[1]
 • Total
25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
 • Land25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,223 ft (1,287 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
266
 • Density10.3/sq mi (3.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584082[2]

Cotton City is a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cotton City had a population of 266.[4] New Mexico State Road 338 passes through the community.

The community was named for its cotton gin, which serves the area's cotton farms.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 25.517 square miles (66.09 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020266—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cotton City, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780826316899.
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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