Lumberton, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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Lumberton is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lumberton had a population of 70.[4] U.S. Route 64 passes through the community.
Lumberton, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Lumberton, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′58″N 106°56′07″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,844 ft (2,086 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 146.3/sq mi (56.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584148[2] |
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.
