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County:

Harding County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

70,545

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

67,285

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.31

Kiowa NGL

70,545

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Considerable 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:

1,348

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,090

-19.1%

-19.6%

0.5%

1990:

987

-9.4%

-13.1%

3.7%

2000:

810

-17.9%

-15.0%

-2.9%

2005:

740

-8.7%

-6.1%

-2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

428

52.8%

0-to-19:

184

22.7%

Black:

3

0.4%

20-to-39:

120

14.8%

Hispanic:

364

44.9%

40-to-59:

230

28.4%

American Indian:

4

0.5%

60-plus:

276

34.1%

Other:

11

1.4%

Median Age:

48.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.1%

Median Family Income:

$36,667

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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