Cotton City, New Mexico

Cotton City, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Cotton City is located in New Mexico
Cotton City
Cotton City
Cotton City is located in the United States
Cotton City
Cotton City
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]
 • Total25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
 • Land25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,223 ft (1,287 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total266
 • Density10.30/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. Its population was 388 as of the 2010 census.[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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cotton City, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780826316899.