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County:

Union County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

57,539

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

101,960

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.84

Kiowa NGL

57,539

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Considerable Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,925

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,725

-4.1%

-7.3%

3.2%

1990:

4,124

-12.7%

-17.0%

4.3%

2000:

4,174

1.2%

0.6%

0.6%

2005:

3,850

-7.8%

-7.0%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,618

62.7%

0-to-19:

1,253

30.0%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

842

20.2%

Hispanic:

1,465

35.1%

40-to-59:

1,117

26.8%

American Indian:

11

0.3%

60-plus:

962

23.0%

Other:

80

1.9%

Median Age:

39.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.0%

Median Family Income:

$35,313

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.2%

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