Canova, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

36°09′33″N 105°59′06″W / 36.15917°N 105.98500°W / 36.15917; -105.98500CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty Rio ArribaArea

^[1]

• Total0.86 sq mi (2.24 km²) • Land0.84 sq mi (2.19 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

5,774 ft (1,760 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total102 • Density120.71/sq mi (46.60/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code505GNIS feature ID904725^[3]

Canova is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 118 as of the 2010 census.^[4] The community is located on the west bank of the Rio Grande. It is named after the extensive irrigation in the area, as it means "sluice" in Spanish.^[5]

Geography

Canova is located at 36°09′33″N 105°59′06″W / 36.1591896°N 105.9850213°W / 36.1591896; -105.9850213.^[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.864 square miles (2.24 km²); 0.845 square miles (2.19 km²) of its area is land, and 0.019 square miles (0.049 km²) is water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	102		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]^[2]

Education

It is in Española Public Schools.^[7] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Canova". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 188. ISBN 0826316891.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rio Arriba County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2021.