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Jacona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 412 as of the 2010 census.[4]

The name is a Spanish approximation of Sakona, the Tewa name of the pueblo which was abandoned in 1696.[5]

Geography

Jacona is located at 35°53′26″N 106°02′32″W / 35.8905811°N 106.0422454°W / 35.8905811; -106.0422454.[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.847 square miles (2.19 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020400
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Education

It is zoned to Pojoaque Valley Schools.[7] Pojoaque Valley High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Jacona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.