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County:

De Baca County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

13.08

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,547

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,454

-3.7%

-3.6%

-0.1%

1990:

2,252

-8.2%

-8.2%

0.0%

2000:

2,240

-0.5%

2.6%

-3.1%

2005:

2,016

-10.1%

-8.4%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,407

62.8%

0-to-19:

595

26.6%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

422

18.8%

Hispanic:

790

35.3%

40-to-59:

535

23.9%

American Indian:

13

0.6%

60-plus:

688

30.7%

Other:

29

1.3%

Median Age:

43.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$32,870

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.6%

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