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County:

Grant County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

34.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

885,586

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

905,966

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.27

Gila NF

883,508

% Water:

0.0

Other

2,078

Mean Jan. Temp:

37

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

22,030

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,204

18.9%

4.6%

14.4%

1990:

27,676

5.6%

-5.0%

10.6%

2000:

31,002

12.0%

6.8%

5.2%

2005:

29,747

-4.1%

-5.4%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,048

48.5%

0-to-19:

8,993

29.0%

Black:

113

0.4%

20-to-39:

6,973

22.5%

Hispanic:

15,126

48.8%

40-to-59:

8,405

27.1%

American Indian:

229

0.7%

60-plus:

6,631

21.4%

Other:

486

1.6%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.5%

Median Family Income:

$34,231

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.1%

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