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County:

Chaves County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

40,332

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

40,069

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.01

Lincoln NF

40,332

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

43,335

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

51,103

17.9%

9.8%

8.1%

1990:

57,849

13.2%

3.5%

9.7%

2000:

61,382

6.1%

-0.3%

6.4%

2005:

61,860

0.8%

-2.3%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

31,970

52.1%

0-to-19:

19,920

32.5%

Black:

1,088

1.8%

20-to-39:

14,887

24.3%

Hispanic:

26,904

43.8%

40-to-59:

14,973

24.4%

American Indian:

410

0.7%

60-plus:

11,602

18.9%

Other:

1,010

1.6%

Median Age:

35.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

10.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$32,532

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.6%

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