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Census Data for Burns Canyon

So far, we found very little information about Burns Canyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burns Canyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Burns Canyon - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Burns Canyon, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Burns Canyon<2> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Burns Canyon, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Rio Arriba County ...

Burns Canyon is located in Rio Arriba County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Rio Arriba County.

Miscellaneous Information for Burns Canyon ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Rio Arriba County or the community of Burns Canyon:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Burns Canyon:
    • GNIS ID for Burns Canyon: 901688
    • GNIS ID for Rio Arriba County: 1702368
    • GNIS ID for State of New Mexico: 897535
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Burns Canyon would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Burns Canyon.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burns Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Burns Canyon may originally have been Burn's Canyon. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Burns Canyon might be written as Burn Canyon. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Burns Canyon.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.