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125885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vado%2C%20New%20Mexico | Vado, New Mexico | Vado is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,194 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for Vado is 88072, its area code is 575, and it is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Founded in 1920 by Francis “Frank” Marion Boyer and his wife Ella Louise, after the previous freedom colony they founded, Blackdom, New Mexico, became a ghost town due to water well issues.
Geography
Vado is located in southeastern Doña Ana County at (32.129233, -106.651006). It is in the Mesilla Valley, on the east side of the Rio Grande. Interstate 10 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 155. I-10 leads north to Las Cruces, the county seat, and south to El Paso, Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,003 people, 776 households, and 709 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,013.8 people per square mile (391.7/km). There were 814 housing units at an average density of 274.8 per square mile (106.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.98% White, 1.03% African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 39.93% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.00% of the population.
There were 776 households, out of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.6% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.03.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.2% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,538, and the median income for a family was $24,136. Males had a median income of $16,335 versus $15,121 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,323. About 32.8% of families and 34.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Gadsden Independent School District operates public schools, including Vado Elementary School, the designated high school for this area would be Gadsden High School. or Alta Vista Early College High School.
References
Further reading
Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Populated places established by African Americans
1920 establishments in New Mexico
Populated places established in 1920
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125886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Sands%2C%20New%20Mexico | White Sands, New Mexico | White Sands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 1,651. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
The White Sands CDP is located in eastern Doña Ana County at (32.384064, -106.497698), at the southern end of the White Sands Missile Range. It is south of U.S. Route 70 and east of Las Cruces, the county seat. The entrance to White Sands National Park is to the northeast, up US 70.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,323 people, 432 households, and 355 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 429.2 people per square mile (165.8/km). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 216.4 per square mile (83.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.43% White, 11.56% African American, 0.98% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.27% from other races, and 5.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.61% of the population.
There were 432 households, out of which 56.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,500, and the median income for a family was $47,750. Males had a median income of $40,402 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,186. About 1.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
The desert
The desert is located in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. Its white sands are not composed of quartz, like most desert sands, but of gypsum and calcium sulfate. Unlike other desert sands, it is cool to the touch, due to the high rate of evaporation of surface moisture and the fact that the sands reflect, rather than absorb, the sun's rays. At 1185 meters above sea level, there are approximately 442 square kilometers of dune fields and is known to be the world's largest surface deposit of gypsum.
Gypsum is one of the most common mineral compounds found on Earth but is rarely seen on the surface, as it dissolves easily in water. The origin of this desert dates back to around 100 million years ago, during which it was covered by a shallow sea. As its waters gradually receded, saltwater lakes were left behind, which eventually evaporated in the sun. In addition to the salt, gypsum was also laid down in thick deposits on the old seabed.
The Sacramento and San Andres Mountains, with the Tularosa Basin between them, took shape approximately 250 million years ago. Giant upheavals in the Earth's crust distorted the land along with the gypsum deposits, forcing them high into the air about 70 million years ago. Rainfall and melt water came from the mountains causing the gypsum to percolate out and the concentrated solutions were washed down the mountainsides. The gypsum solution accumulated in Lake Lucero, the lowest part of the Tularosa Basin. Water in the lake does not have any means of escaping except by evaporation, which leaves behind thin layers of crystallized gypsum, or selenite. Weathering then reduced these crystals to fine, sandy grains. Winds then carried the grains farther up the basin, and the grains piled in steep dunes that often reach as high as 15 m (50 ft). The winds carved more dunes and, while at the same time, carried small amounts of the gypsum grains by distances of up to 9 m (30 ft) a year.
This constant movement still occurs today, and with the added alkaline and the little amount of rainfall makes it difficult for plants to grow here leaving the desert as desolate as it appears today.
References
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
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125887 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artesia%2C%20New%20Mexico | Artesia, New Mexico | Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, centered at the intersection of U.S. routes 82 and 285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,301.
History
The town assumed its present name in 1903, after the discovery of an artesian aquifer in the area; artesian wells for agriculture flourished in the area until the aquifer became significantly depleted in the 1920s. The city was officially incorporated in 1905. It is home to one of the two Strangite meeting places in the world.
Artesia was a candidate for ESPN's Titletown USA feature.
Geography
Artesia is located in northern Eddy County at (32.842744, -104.412315), at an elevation of . US 82 leads east to Lovington and west to Alamogordo, while US 285 leads north to Roswell and south to Carlsbad, the Eddy County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Artesia has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, is covered by water.
The Pecos River is approximately east of Artesia.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, 10,692 people, 4,080 households, and 2,896 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,341.3 people per square mile (518.0/km2). The 4,593 housing units averaged 576.2 per square mile (222.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 72.25% White, 1.54% Native American, 1.44% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 21.56% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 44.98% of the population.
Of the 4,080 households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were not families. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city, the population was distributed as 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,529, and for a family was $34,598. Males had a median income of $30,085 versus $19,566 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,911. About 15.7% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The principal economic activities which support Artesia are the oil and gas industry, agriculture, and dairy. Prominent local oil and gas businesses include Wilbanks Trucking Services, EOG Resources, Mack Energy Corporation, and Marbob Energy Corp. In the fall of 2010, Concho Resources acquired most of Marbob Energy Corp's assets for nearly $1.6 billion. HollyFrontier Corporation also operates the Navajo Refinery, the largest refinery in New Mexico, at the corner of 1st and Main Street.
Artesia is home to the former Abo Elementary School, identified by One Nation Underground () as the first and most likely only public school which is entirely underground and equipped to function as a fallout shelter. The school, completed in 1962, had a concrete slab roof which served as the school's playground. It contained a large storage facility with room for supplies for 2000 people in the event of nuclear warfare. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 and is located at 1802 W Centre Ave.
The city has one of the few residential training sites of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, mostly for the United States Border Patrol, BIA Police, and the US Air Marshals. The center is located on the former campus of the College of Artesia, which operated from 1966 to 1971.
Artesia has a high-voltage direct current back-to-back station which connects the eastern and western electric grids in Eddy County. This tie, built by General Electric in 1983, can transfer a maximum power of 200 megawatts. The used voltage is 82 kV.
The Artesia Restaurant and Hotel is prominently featured as a location in the film The Man Who Fell to Earth starring David Bowie.
Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut, identifies Artesia as his "hometown".
Former American football player Landry Jones attended Artesia High School, where he led the football team to two consecutive Class 4A state championships
Immigration
Artesia was the site of the Artesia Detention Center, that was responsible for individuals entering the US illegally and going through proper dockets that are in compliance with current US immigration laws. This location had incidents of humanitarian issues, for example a US citizen child was detained and legal issues due to its remoteness and the extent of this immigration issue. It was closed in December 2014.
Education
Artesia is served by the Artesia Public School District with these schools:
Artesia High School (grades 10–12)
Artesia Junior High School (grades 8–9)
Artesia Intermediate School (grades 6–7)
Central Elementary School (grades 1–5)
Hermosa Elementary School (grades 1–5)
Roselawn Elementary School (grades 1–5)
Yeso Elementary School (grades 1–5)
Yucca Elementary School (grades 1–5)
Grand Heights Early Child Ctr. (kindergarten)
The Artesia Bulldogs play in 5A football division and have won 30 state titles. This is the fourth most in the United States. Head Coach and Athletic Director Cooper Henderson, also a former player, has led the Bulldogs to 14 titles.
Notable people
Mack C. Chase (born 1931), oil and natural gas tycoon
Candy Ezzell (born 1953), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Tanner Gray (born 1999), National Hot Rod Association driver
Ray Handley (born 1944), former New York Giants head coach
Alexa Havins (born 1980), Daytime Emmy Award-winning television actress, known for role as Babe Carey Chandler in soap opera All My Children and Esther Drummond on BBC's Torchwood: Miracle Day
Landry Jones (born 1989), quarterback for Oklahoma Sooners and NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Jones (born 1958), professional golfer
Cody Lambert (born 1961), professional rodeo cowboy
Edgar Mitchell (born 1930), Astronaut who walked on the moon
Climate
References
External links
Artesia Daily Press, local daily newspaper
Artesia Chamber of Commerce
Artesia School District
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in Eddy County, New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
Populated places established in 1905
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125888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C%20New%20Mexico | Carlsbad, New Mexico | Carlsbad ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62/180 and 285, and is the principal city of the Carlsbad-Artesia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which has a total population of 55,435. Located in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Carlsbad straddles the Pecos River and sits at the eastern edge of the Guadalupe Mountains.
Carlsbad is a hub for potash mining, petroleum production, and tourism. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located southwest of the city, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies southwest across the Texas border. The Lincoln National Forest is to the northwest of town.
It is named after the world famous spa city of Karlsbad in Bohemia.
History
The development of southeastern New Mexico in the late 19th century was fueled by the arrival of colonies of immigrants from England, Switzerland, France, and Italy. Located along the banks of the Pecos River, Carlsbad was originally christened the town of Eddy on September 15, 1888, and organized as a municipal corporation in 1893; the settlement bore the name of Charles B. Eddy, co-owner of the Eddy-Bissell Livestock Company. With the commercial development of local mineral springs near the flume for medicinal qualities, the town later voted to change its name to Carlsbad after the famous European spa Carlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). On March 25, 1918, the growing town surpassed a population of 2,000, allowing then-governor of New Mexico Washington Ellsworth Lindsey to proclaim Carlsbad a city.
Most of Carlsbad's development was due to irrigation water. Local cattlemen recognized the value of diverting water from the Pecos River to the grazing lands on Eddy's Halagueno Ranch. Many construction projects were undertaken to establish an irrigation system within the town. The Avalon Dam was constructed upstream of town, and canals diverted the water into town. Conflict arose when the canals met the river downstream; as a result, the Pecos River Flume was built, first out of wood and later concrete (the flume is often titled the only place where a river crosses itself).
Key to the growth of the area was special excursion trains that brought visitors from the East at reduced fares. Before the Pecos Valley Railroad arrived in 1891, travel parties met at the railroad station in Toyah, Texas, and were driven by buggy over a rough, dusty road to this small but growing settlement on the banks of the Pecos River. Most of the early construction in Carlsbad was completed with locally manufactured bricks. The bricks were quite soft and of poor quality. The former First National Bank building at the corner of Canal and Fox streets is one of the few remaining buildings constructed with local brick. The re-discovery of Carlsbad Caverns (then known as "Bat Cave") by local cowboys in 1901 and the subsequent establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park on May 14, 1930, gained the town of Carlsbad substantial recognition.
In 1925, potash was discovered near Carlsbad, and for many years Carlsbad dominated the American potash market. Following the decline of the potash market in the 1960s, the residents and leaders of Carlsbad lobbied for the establishment of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a site where low-level nuclear waste would be stored thousands of feet underground in salt beds. Congress authorized the WIPP project in 1979, and construction began in 1980. The DOE Carlsbad Area Office opened in 1993, and the first waste shipment arrived in 1999.
Currently, Carlsbad has experienced a "boom". The city is leading in the production of oil and natural gases across the entire area, causing an increase in the employment rate. Due to this increase families and individuals have begun to migrate to Carlsbad.
Geography and climate
Carlsbad is located near the center of Eddy County at (32.407577, -104.245167) at an elevation of . Carlsbad is situated in the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, in the lower Pecos River Valley. Via US 285 it is north to Artesia and south to Pecos, Texas. US Routes 62 and 180 lead northeast to Hobbs and southwest to El Paso.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Carlsbad has a total area of ; of the city is land, and , or 0.93%, is water. Most of the water within city limits consists of the Pecos River and Lake Carlsbad recreation area. The river flows into the northern part of Carlsbad, downstream from Lake Avalon and Brantley Lake, passes east of downtown, and exits in the southeast. Dark Canyon Draw also runs through the southern part of town, but only drains during heavy rainfall.
Carlsbad is part of the Interior West climate zone. It is classified as hot semi-arid (Köppen BSh), meaning average annual precipitation is less than potential evapotranspiration, but more than half. A moderate amount of rain falls each year, with the maximum occurring during July. Winters in Carlsbad are dry and mild, below freezing temperatures are a common occurrence at night. Springs are warm but can be occasionally hot. Summers are very hot which is very common for southern Plains of New Mexico and West Texas and average around 35 days per year
of temperatures above which can be unpleasant. Carlsbad is affected be the North American
Monsoon during summer which can bring torrential downpours and flooding, which lowers daytime summer temperatures from the scorching great plains heat. Fall is generally warm and can be cold at times. Extreme temperatures ranges from on January 11, 1962, to on June 28, 1994. 53 tornadoes have been reported in Eddy County since 1950.
Demographics
2010 Census
As of the census of 2010, there were 26,138 people, 10,257 households, and 6,898 families residing in the city. The population density was 920.4/mi2 (353.2/km2). There were 11,421 housing units at an average density of 402.6 per square mile (155.4/km2).
The racial makeup of the city was:
77.4% White (53.1% non-Hispanic)
1.9% Black or African American
1.3% Native American
1.0% Asian
<0.1% Pacific Islander
15.28% from other races
3.1% Multiracial (two or more races)
42.5% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos (of any race)
There were 10,257 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,658, and the median income for a family was $35,640. Males had a median income of $31,214 versus $19,228 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,496. 16.5% of the population and 13.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 21.4% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Government
The city of Carlsbad has a mayor-council form of government. Voters elect both the mayor and the eight members of the city council (two for each ward), who pass laws and make policy. After the first meeting of the city council once newly elected council members are seated, the council elects a Mayor pro tempore who serves as mayor in absence of the elected mayor.
Economy
The economy of the Carlsbad area is based primarily on the mineral extraction sector; the city overlies the rich oil- and gas-producing formations of the Permian Basin and produces more potash than any other location in the United States. Carlsbad is home to the DOE's Carlsbad Field Office which operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant to safely store the transuranic nuclear wastes from the nation's defense sites. Tourism is a major factor with Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Lincoln National Forest, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, and the annual Christmas on the Pecos Light Show all located within fifty miles of the city.
Mining
Potash is a potassium-containing compound used as a fertilizer, along with nitrogen and phosphorus. Potash deposits were found underground across the Permian Basin in 1925. Two companies, Mosaic Potash Carlsbad (formerly IMC Global) and Intrepid Potash (formerly Mississippi Chemical Corporation), operate mining operations east of Carlsbad. Both mines employ a significant number of workers from surrounding communities; each company also contributes to local charities.
Education
Public schools
Carlsbad Municipal School District is the operating public school system for Carlsbad. Besides the before mentioned schools, Carlsbad Municipal Schools also operates a charter school, Jefferson Montessori Academy. The mission of the Carlsbad Board of Education is to create a public school environment which meets the individual educational needs of all children regardless of their ability, ethnicity, creed, gender or social standing.
Elementary schools
Cottonwood Elementary School
Desert Willow Elementary School
Early Childhood Education Center
Edison Elementary School
Hillcrest Preschool
Joe Stanley Smith Elementary School
Monterrey Elementary School
Ocotillo Elementary School
Sunset Elementary School
Jefferson Montessori Academy
Secondary schools
Carlsbad Early College High School
Carlsbad High School
Carlsbad Intermediate School
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy
Carlsbad Schools Athletics
Carlsbad Schools Library
Jefferson Montessori Academy
Private schools
Faith Christian Academy
St. Edwards Catholic School
Colleges and universities
New Mexico State University has a branch campus located in Carlsbad, offering certificate, associate degree, bachelor's degree, and continuing education programs. NMSUC has a student population of approximately 2,000 and a staff of 104 faculty. Previously known as the Carlsbad Instructional Center, the campus was established in 1950 as the state's first community college. It was renamed a branch of NMSU in 1960. The present-day main building was built in 1980; an additional instruction center was added in 1987 and the computer facilities wing was completed in 1996. By 2011, the campus had added an additional building to house its nursing program, the Allied Health and University Transfer Center.
Eddy County Beauty College is also located in Carlsbad, providing certification programs for beauticians.
Media and journalism
Print
Carlsbad is serviced by a daily (except Monday) newspaper, the Carlsbad Current-Argus.
Focus on Carlsbad is a quarterly magazine published with local articles related to living, shopping, and vacationing in Carlsbad.
Radio
Television
Channel 23 is a local television station shown on cable television. The channel airs coverage of special events and also local news; many residents host shows on topics from plant care to science. Classic films including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Meet John Doe, and Scarlet Street are shown on Wednesdays. Channel23TV is unavailable on satellite television.
Sports
The Carlsbad Bats professional baseball team were a member of the independent Pecos League. The Bats were primarily a travel team in the league, but played two games in Carlsbad in 2011. Carlsbad was considered, but turned down, for a full-time franchise in 2012. Carlsbad recently constructed a youth sports complex on the southwest side of town, containing six softball and four soccer fields. Multiple local and regional tournaments are held at the complex yearly.
Carlsbad High School is a AAAAA school in the Fourth District of the New Mexico Activities Association. Carlsbad High School has teams competing in the sports of football, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, golf, tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming, wrestling, and rodeo.
The Carlsbad Velo Cycling Club, a local bicycle club began hosting the Cavern City Classic Omnium in 2012 with large success; weekly rides are held on Saturdays giving riders a chance to see much of the surrounding landscape. Annual races for running and walking are organized by the Carlsbad Runner's Club and National Night Out.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Major highways
Two main highways run through the city:
US Highway 62/180 is named Canal Street as it enters the city from the southwest; at the intersection of Greene Street, 62/180 heads east.
US Highway 285 is named Canal Street as it intersects 62/180 from the southeast; at the intersection of Pierce Street, 285 branches north.
Bridges
There are three road bridges that cross waterways and serve the municipality:
Bataan Bridge crosses the Pecos River on East Greene Street.
North Canal Bridge crosses the Pecos River on North Canal Street.
South Canal Bridge crosses Dark Canyon Draw on South Canal Street.
Mass transit
The Carlsbad Municipal Transit System (CMTS) provides public transportation within the city limits of Carlsbad and portions of Eddy County immediately adjacent to the city. CMTS operates three fixed routes and a general dial-a-ride service. Established in June 1996, CMTS operates a fleet of 17 vans and services persons with disabilities, seniors, students, and the general public. Average monthly ridership is approximately 4,800.
New Mexico Transportation Services, a private company, provides daily transportation to and from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for employees at fixed pick up locations throughout town.
Bus service
Greyhound Lines stops in Carlsbad on route 463 between El Paso and Lubbock, Texas.
Airports
Regional
Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) is located just south of Carlsbad, with Boutique Air currently offering non-stop service to Albuquerque and Dallas/Fort Worth under an Essential Air Service (EAS) contract.
Roswell International Air Center (ROW), located north of Carlsbad in Roswell, New Mexico, is served by American Eagle offering daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), located east of Carlsbad in Hobbs, New Mexico, is served by United Express offering daily service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
International
El Paso International Airport (ELP) is located in the northeastern part of El Paso, Texas, west of Carlsbad.
Midland International Airport (MAF) is located southeast of Midland, Texas, southeast of Carlsbad.
Rail
BNSF Railway provides freight service in the Carlsbad area, mainly to the local potash mines. Two yard operations are present in Carlsbad: one between Muscatel Avenue and Orchard Lane, and the other between Greene and Church Streets. Currently there is no intercity passenger service. Passenger service to Carlsbad was previously operated by BNSF predecessor Santa Fe Railway. The former station at 110 E Fox Street is still standing.
Utilities
Energy
Xcel Energy provides electricity to the Carlsbad area. New Mexico Gas Company provides natural gas services to more than 500,000 customers in the state, including Carlsbad.
Sanitation
The City of Carlsbad is responsible for the delivery of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater. The city also provides trash and recycling service to residents. Trash is sent to the Sandpoint Landfill east of town operated by Eddy County.
Healthcare
Carlsbad Medical Center is the primary hospital facility serving the greater Carlsbad area, operated by Community Health Systems. CMC is a 127-bed acute-care facility, including a 24-hour emergency room, imaging systems, and other services.
On September 10, 2019, CNN televised a news story on The Carlsbad Medical Center. The story was titled, "When some patients don't pay, this hospital sues." The news item addressed the remote community's limited hospital care options, and seized wages for exorbitant billing.
The town is also home to dialysis clinics, MRI facilities, an oncology center, and specialty clinics. Carlsbad Mental Health Association provides mental-health services, substance-abuse treatment, family and youth counseling, psychiatric services and employee-assistance programs.
Research, development, and technology facilities
Carlsbad has several research facilities, such as the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (operated by New Mexico State University) and the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (operated by New Mexico Tech, the National Park Service, and the City of Carlsbad). The United States Department of Energy's Sandia National Labs and Los Alamos National Laboratory each have branch operations in Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Department of Development and the City operate the Aero-Tech Industrial Technology Park including the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Training Center.
Points of interest
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, southwest
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, southwest, in Texas
Lincoln National Forest, west
Carlsbad Museum and Art Center
Carlsbad Skate Park
The Cascades of Carlsbad
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, which features a painting bear. Maggie Oso paints with her paws in a variety of non-toxic paint colors and heavy white paper that the zoo curator places in her holding area. Maggie can choose the color of paint to use and the pattern that she will paint. Maggie's paintings are matted and framed for the public to see. Maggie's art work has been featured in several art exhibits throughout Carlsbad.
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Pecos River Flume
Project Gnome, east
Project Playground
The Artist Gallery
Notable people
Trevor Rogers, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins
Shane Andrews, Major League Baseball
Dan Blocker, actor who played "Hoss" Cartwright in the TV series Bonanza, was a sixth-grade teacher and coach at Eddy Elementary School
Bruce Cabot, actor who played Jack Driscoll in the 1933 film King Kong; appeared in many of close friend John Wayne's films
Jason D. Cunningham, Air Force Pararescueman who died saving lives of 10 fellow servicemen; Air Force Cross recipient
Sam Etcheverry, professional football player in the National Football League and Canadian Football League
Alfred Alexander Freeman, New Mexico territorial judge and Tennessee politician
F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist aboard STS-40 and professor at Vanderbilt University
Mark Jackson, gridiron football player
Bob Kelly, American Football League defensive lineman and offensive lineman for the Houston Oilers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Cincinnati Bengals
Cody Ross, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Barry Sadler, author, musician, and decorated combat veteran; best known for series of novels focusing on Casca Rufio Longinius and for composing song "Ballad of the Green Berets".
Sonny Throckmorton, singer and songwriter
Linda Wertheimer, senior correspondent for National Public Radio
Jim White, discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns.
John Wooten, National Football League played for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins
Gallery
Notes
References
External links
City of Carlsbad official website
Visit Carlsbad, New Mexico (tourism and visitor information)
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in Eddy County, New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
Populated places established in 1888
Atomic tourism
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125889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial%20rock | Industrial rock | Industrial rock is an alternative rock genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Chrome. Industrial rock became more prominent in the 1980s with the success of artists such as Killing Joke, Swans, and partially Skinny Puppy, and later spawned the offshoot genre known as industrial metal. The genre was made more accessible to mainstream audiences in the 1990s with the aid of acts such as Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, both of which have released platinum-selling records.
History
Origins (late 1970s and 1980s)
AllMusic critic Alex Henderson has stated that experimental group Cromagnon's 1969 record Orgasm foreshadowed the industrial rock sound. Specifically, Pitchfork's Zach Brown Band noted their song "Caledonia" for its "pre-industrial stomp". Krautrock musicians Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger included industrial noise in their track "Negativland" (from their 1972 debut Neu!).
In 1976, English musician David Bowie collaborated with American musician Iggy Pop on his 1977 solo debut The Idiot. Musically, the album is said to contain elements of industrial rock, notably the closing track, "Mass Production", which contains numerous "proto-industrial noises" created using tape loops, and is described by Hugo Wilcken as "early industrial electronica". The Idiot has been described as having a major influence on Joy Division, who formed shortly before its release. Joy Division were signed to the industrially themed label Factory Records which had been founded in 1978; their albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980) heavily influenced the further development of industrial rock. Chrome has also been credited as the "beginning of industrial rock" and their 1978 Half Machine Lip Moves was listed on Wire's 100 Records that set the world on fire (while no one was listening).
Industrial rock was created in the mid- to late 1970s, amidst the punk rock revolution and disco fever. Prominent early industrial musicians include Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, NON, SPK and Z'EV. Many other artists have been cited as influences such as Kraftwerk and Gary Numan and Tubeway Army as well as Einstürzende Neubauten and Fad Gadget. Many other musical performers were incorporating industrial music elements into a variety of musical styles.
Some post-punk performers developed styles parallel to industrial music's defining attributes. Pere Ubu's debut, The Modern Dance, was described by Jim Irvin as "industrial", and Chris Connelly said the musical project Foetus was "the instigator when it comes to the marriage of machinery to hardcore punk." Music journalist Simon Reynolds considered Killing Joke, which saw mainstream success with their 1985 album Night Time, "a post-punk version of heavy metal."
Others followed in their wake. The New York City band Swans were inspired by the local no wave scene, as well as punk rock, noise music (particularly Whitehouse) and the original industrial groups. Steve Albini's Big Black followed a similar path, while also incorporating American hardcore punk. Big Black has also been closely associated with post-hardcore and noise rock, though their ties to industrial music are extremely apparent. The Swiss trio The Young Gods, who deliberately eschewed electric guitars in favor of a sampler, also took inspiration from both hardcore and industrial. In 1986, Canadian band Skinny Puppy released the album Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse, with its lead single, "Dig It", seeing frequent airplay on MTV. The song was a major influence on Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor, who used it as inspiration when writing his first song, "Down in It".
Chicago's Wax Trax! Records became a vanguard for the genre in the 1980s and is credited for introducing it to the United States. Ministry's 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey, departed from the band's synthesizer-oriented sound for a rock style that drew from hardcore punk and thrash metal, while retaining electronic elements and samples. Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen was also involved in multiple industrial rock side projects that were signed to Wax Trax!, including Revolting Cocks, 1000 Homo DJs and Pailhead. Drawing heavy influences from the New York's no wave scene, Cop Shoot Cop incorporated two bass guitars with no guitars.
Mainstream popularity (1990s)
In the 1990s, industrial rock broke into the mainstream with artists and bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Orgy, White Zombie, and Marilyn Manson. In December 1992, Nine Inch Nails' EP Broken was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Nine Inch Nails gained further popularity with the release of their 1994 album The Downward Spiral, which was certified 4x platinum by the RIAA in 1998. The band's 1999 album The Fragile was certified 2x platinum in January 2000. With the success of Nine Inch Nails, the band's debut album Pretty Hate Machine was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA. In the 1990s, four Nine Inch Nails songs went on the Billboard Hot 100. Several industrial rock and industrial metal artists such as KMFDM, Fear Factory, Gravity Kills and Sister Machine Gun appeared on the 1995 Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 1996.
Marilyn Manson released their album Antichrist Superstar in 1996, which was certified platinum by the RIAA two months after its release date. In the United States, Antichrist Superstar sold at least 1,900,000 units. Marilyn Manson's EP Smells Like Children was certified platinum in May 1998. The band's third album Mechanical Animals went to number 1, dethroning Lauryn Hill's solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and selling 223,000 copies in its first week in stores. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in February 1999 and sold at least 1,409,000 copies in the United States. Orgy also experienced mainstream success during the 1990s. The band's 1998 album Candyass was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 1999. Orgy's cover of New Order's song "Blue Monday" went to number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Dance Club Songs chart. White Zombie experimented with industrial metal on its 1995 album Astro-Creep 2000, which was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in March 1996. White Zombie's vocalist Rob Zombie began creating pure industrial metal albums in his solo career. Rob Zombie's 1998 solo debut studio album Hellbilly Deluxe was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA less than two years after its release date. In November 1999, Powerman 5000's album Tonight the Stars Revolt! was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album sold at least 1,316,172 units in the United States.
Labels
Wax Trax! Records
Nothing Records
See also
Industrial rock musical groups
Industrial rock sales and awards
List of industrial music bands
References
Further reading
Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House.
Chantler, Chris (2002). "Splitting heirs". Terrorizer, 96: 54–5.
Connelly, Chris (2007). Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible + Fried: My Life as a Revolting Cock. London: SAF Publishing.
Irvin, Jim (2001). The Mojo Collection: The greatest albums of all time. Edinburgh: Canongate.
Licht, Alan (2003). "Tunnel vision". The Wire, 233: 30–37.
Mörat (1992). "Ye gods!" Kerrang!, 411: 12.
Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip it up and start again: Postpunk 1978-1984. London: Faber and Faber Limited.
Sharp, Chris (1999). "Atari Teenage Riot: 60 second wipe out". The Wire, 183: 48–49.
Stud, B. & Stud, T. (1987, June 20). "Heaven up here". Melody Maker: 26–27.
Vale, Vivian; Juno, Andrea (1983). RE/Search #6-#7: Industrial culture handbook. San Francisco, CA: RE/SEARCH PUBLICATIONS.
Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press
Industrial music
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Fusion music genres
Alternative rock genres
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125890 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Huerta%2C%20New%20Mexico | La Huerta, New Mexico | La Huerta, formerly known as "Carlsbad North", is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census. The community, whose name means "fruit garden" in Spanish, was named after the orchards and garden plots that supplied food to Carlsbad.
Geography
La Huerta is located in central Eddy County at (32.451025, -104.226874) and is bordered to the south by the city of Carlsbad, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,245 people, 484 households, and 377 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 851.1 people per square mile (329.2/km2). There were 526 housing units at an average density of 359.6 per square mile (139.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.61% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 4.58% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.54% of the population.
There were 484 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,361, and the median income for a family was $69,135. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,192. About 2.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
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125892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Drake%20%28character%29 | Paul Drake (character) | Paul Drake is a fictional private detective in the Perry Mason series of murder mystery novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. Drake is described as tall and slouching, nondescript (as suits his profession), and frequently wearing an expression of droll humor. He is friend and right-hand man to Mason, a highly successful criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles.
Films
Allen Jenkins played a variation on the Paul Drake character, referred to as Spudsy Drake, in two 1935 films based on Gardner novels, The Case of the Curious Bride and The Case of the Lucky Legs.
Eddie Acuff took over the Spudsy role in the 1936 film The Case of the Velvet Claws.
Garry Owen played the investigator, now known simply as Paul Drake, in 1936's The Case of the Black Cat, and Joseph Crehan took over in 1937's The Case of the Stuttering Bishop.
Television
In 1957, the CBS television network launched a Perry Mason series based on Gardner's characters, which ran until 1966. William Hopper auditioned for both the Mason and Drake roles. "He was perfect as Drake, and we got him," recalled executive producer Gail Patrick Jackson.
"Paul Drake in the Erle Stanley Gardner books was an entirely different character," Hopper said in 1962. "I play him my way. Now I'm amused to read Gardner's new books. Paul Drake now comes out like me!"
"Just as Raymond Burr will always be Perry Mason, Bill Hopper will always be Paul Drake," wrote Brian Kelleher and Diana Merrill in their chronicle of the TV series. "He defined the role."
A running gag on the series, is that although Paul Drake is a "wolf" that dates every woman he can, the only woman he does not date is Della Street whom he always respectfully refers to as Hi Beautiful - in deference to the romantic chemistry displayed between Perry and Della.
In the short-lived 1973–74 revival, The New Perry Mason, Paul Drake was played by Albert Stratton.
In the successful series of Perry Mason television films that began in 1985, the Paul Drake character was part of the back story: his son Paul Jr. served as Mason's private investigator in the first nine films. Drake's son was played by William Katt, real-life son of Barbara Hale, who played Della Street both in the TV series and the TV movies.
In HBO's 2020 Perry Mason reboot, Paul Drake is African-American, starting the series as a LAPD uniformed police officer. He is portrayed by actor Chris Chalk.
Notes
References
Literary characters introduced in 1933
Drake, Paul
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125893 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope%2C%20New%20Mexico | Hope, New Mexico | Hope is a village in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately west of Artesia on U.S. Route 82. It has had a post office since 1890. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 105.
Geography
Hope is located in northwestern Eddy County at . US 82 passes through the center of the village, leading east to Artesia and west over the Sacramento Mountains to Alamogordo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
History
Founded in 1884 as "Badgerville", the name was changed in 1890 for post office purposes.
The town was featured in Life magazine on May 29, 1950, with an account of the newly elected Petticoat City Government under Mayor Ethel Altman.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 107 people, 45 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was 92.3 people per square mile (35.6/km2). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 50.0 per square mile (19.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 77.57% White, 0.93% African American, 4.67% from other races, and 16.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.82% of the population.
There were 45 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $17,639, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,867. There were 10.7% of families and 20.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.9% of those over 64.
In literature
In the novel World War Z, the town is the site of the United States Army's first offensive battle against the zombie menace.
References
Villages in Eddy County, New Mexico
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125894 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving%2C%20New%20Mexico | Loving, New Mexico | Loving is a village in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,413. Loving was settled by Swiss immigrants in the 1890s.
Geography
Loving is located in southeastern Eddy County at (32.285417, -104.096720). U.S. Route 285 passes through the west side of the village, leading northwest to Carlsbad, the county seat, and southeast to Pecos, Texas. The Pecos River flows southwards east of Loving.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,326 people, 441 households, and 339 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,168.7 people per square mile (453.1/km2). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 454.8 per square mile (176.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 57.69% White, 0.30% African American, 1.58% Native American, 36.88% from other races, and 3.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78.28% of the population.
There were 441 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.49.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $22,414, and the median income for a family was $25,132. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,715. About 23.5% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Loving High School was built in the late 1980s. It has an active athletic program, especially in softball where it has won 17 state titles. Other state titles include three for football, one for basketball, four for baseball, and three for track.
References
External links
Village of Loving official website
Loving Municipal School District
Villages in Eddy County, New Mexico
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125895 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard%2C%20New%20Mexico | Bayard, New Mexico | Bayard is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is near Santa Rita, east of Silver City. The population was 2,328 at the 2010 census, down from 2,534 in 2000. This city was incorporated on August 20, 1938.
Geography
It is located in east-central Grant County at (32.759569, -108.134035). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The city is in the valley of Whitewater Creek, a seasonal south-flowing tributary of the Mimbres River.
U.S. Route 180 passes through Bayard as Tom Foy Boulevard and Central Avenue, leading northwest to Santa Clara and to Silver City, and south to Deming and Interstate 10. New Mexico State Road 356 leads northeast from Bayard up the Whitewater Creek valley to Hanover.
Bayard is located in the southern foothills of the Pinos Altos Range and Mogollon Mountains in the southwestern portion of New Mexico and situated east of the Continental Divide at an elevation of approximately . Gila National Forest lies north from here. A semi-arid desert of predominantly grasses and yucca is in Bayard's southern portion.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,534 people, 970 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,916.4 people per square mile (1,124.6/km2). There were 1,100 housing units at an average density of 1,266.0 per square mile (488.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 65.67% White, 0.32% African American, 1.66% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 29.04% from other races, and 3.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 84.33% of the population.
There were 970 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,957, and the median income for a family was $27,632. Males had a median income of $30,200 versus $17,132 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,066. About 19.7% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
Fort Bayard Historic District
Fort Bayard National Cemetery
References
External links
Cities in New Mexico
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125896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurley%2C%20New%20Mexico | Hurley, New Mexico | Hurley is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,297 at the 2010 census, down from 1,464 in 2000.
Geography
Hurley is located in east-central Grant County at (32.699594, -108.128629). U.S. Route 180 passes through the town, leading north to Bayard, and southeast to Deming and Interstate 10.
The Grant County Airport and the hamlet and ranch of Apache Tejo are approximately three miles south of Hurley.
The large, open pit Chino Mine and its related facilities lie just to the east of Hurley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,464 people, 563 households, and 407 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,433.0 people per square mile (554.2/km2). There were 650 housing units at an average density of 636.2 per square mile (246.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 71.79% White, 0.14% African American, 2.05% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 23.43% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.31% of the population.
There were 563 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $31,181. Males had a median income of $29,667 versus $16,528 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,999. About 14.4% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Popular culture
Scenes from the action Western film The Lone Ranger were filmed in locations around Hurley.
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
Towns in Grant County, New Mexico
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125897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Clara%2C%20New%20Mexico | Santa Clara, New Mexico | Santa Clara is a village in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census, down from 1,944 in 2000. Today it is a bedroom community for nearby Silver City.
Name
Santa Clara was long known as "Central". Its post office was established under that name on January 8, 1887, and the name was changed to "Santa Clara" in 1996.
Geography
Santa Clara is located east of the center of Grant County at . U.S. Route 180 passes around the north and east sides of the village, leading west to Silver City, the county seat, and south to Bayard.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which , or 0.99%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,944 people, 696 households, and 496 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,925.3 people per square mile (743.2/km2). There were 821 housing units at an average density of 813.1 per square mile (313.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 62.91% White, 0.36% African American, 1.95% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 30.61% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83.49% of the population.
There were 696 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $20,980, and the median income for a family was $24,732. Males had a median income of $26,471 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,484. About 27.1% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
See also
Fort Bayard Historic District
Fort Bayard National Cemetery
References
External links
Village of Santa Clara official website
Villages in Grant County, New Mexico
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125898 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver%20City%2C%20New%20Mexico | Silver City, New Mexico | Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. In 2019 the population was estimated to be 9,386.
History
The valley that is now the site of Silver City once served as an Apache campsite. With the arrival of the Spaniards, the area became known for its copper mining. After the American Civil War, a settlement developed and became known as "La Ciénega de San Vicente" (the Oasis of St. Vincent). With a wave of American prospectors, the pace of change increased, and Silver City was founded in the summer of 1870. The founding of the town occurred shortly after the discovery of silver ore deposits at Chloride Flat, on the hill just west of the farm of Captain John M. Bullard and his brother James. Following the silver strike, Captain Bullard laid out the streets of Silver City, and a bustling tent city quickly sprang to life. Although the trajectory of Silver City's development was to be different from the hundreds of other mining boom towns established during the same period, Captain Bullard himself never lived to see even the beginnings of permanence, as he was killed in a confrontation with Apache less than a year later, on February 23, 1871.
The town's violent crime rate was substantial during the 1870s. However, Grant County Sheriff Harvey Whitehill was elected in 1874, and gained a sizable reputation for his abilities at controlling trouble. In 1875, Whitehill became the first lawman to arrest Billy the Kid, known at the time under the alias of Henry Antrim. Whitehill arrested him twice, both times for theft in Silver City (Sheriff Whitehill testified to the Justice of the Peace that he believed Henry Antrim did not do the actual stealing the second time arrested, but assisted in the hiding of the property stolen by Sombrero Jack. Whitehill would later claim that the young man was a likeable kid, whose stealing was a result more of necessity than criminality. His mother is buried in the town cemetery. In 1878, the town hired its first town marshal, "Dangerous Dan" Tucker, who had been working as a deputy for Whitehill since 1875. Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch were also reported to frequent the Silver City saloons in the late 1800s.
Mrs. Lettie B. Morrill, in a talk given to the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter in Silver City on September 19, 1908, stated, "John Bullard was placed in the first grave dug in Silver City, having been killed while punishing the Indians for an attack upon the new town; the brothers were prospectors about the country for many years. The last one left for the old home about 1885, saying, 'It is only a matter of time until the Indians get me if I stay here.'" Silver City was also the starting point for many expeditions hunting treasures, such as the Lost Adams Diggings.
The communities of Silver City and Pinos Altos developed as 19th century miners recovered easily extracted copper, gold and silver from ore deposits of the area. Standard-gauge Santa Fe Railroad reached Silver City in 1886, and Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad was incorporated in 1889 to build a railway north to Mogollon. Construction was limited to of grading until Wisconsin-based Comanche Mining and Smelting purchased the railroad in 1903 after horse-drawn ore transport became uneconomical. The Silver City smelter burned shortly after purchase, but was rebuilt with three blast furnaces and a reverberatory furnace to handle 225 tons of ore per day. Regular SC, PA&M steam service was brief running from 1907 to 1913.
In 1893, New Mexico Normal School was established. It was later known as New Mexico Western State Teachers College. In 1963, it was renamed Western New Mexico University. Today, WNMU offers eight graduate degrees, 41 baccalaureate degrees, and 18 associate degree and certificate programs. The WNMU's mascot is referred to as the Mustangs. Recognition for the university includes the 2003 Zia Award, the 2005 Best Practice Award (for the School of Education), the 2006 Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award, the 2008 Piñon Award, and the 2008 Compañero Award.
The town had originally been designed with the streets running north to south. It was also built without adequate planning for storm water runoff. Businesses sprang up, and people learned to deal with the inconveniences of the summer rain. Silver City was built with high sidewalks in the downtown area to accommodate high flood waters. However, uncontrolled grazing and deforestation over time in the surrounding area contributed to higher levels of runoff. During the night of July 21, 1895, a heavy wall of water rushed through the downtown business district, leaving a trail of destruction. A ditch lower than the original street level was created in what was once known as Main Street. Businesses on Main Street began using their back doors on Bullard Street as main entrances and eventually, were permanently used as the new front entrances. To this day, the incorrect odd/even addressing conventions on the east side of Bullard Street are a reminder that the buildings were addressed on Main Street originally, not Bullard Street. Main Street now ends near the back of the Silver City Police Station, where the Big Ditch Park begins.
The Mimbres Mogollon Indians (A.D. 200–A.D. 1140/50) once lived in the area, along with other prehistoric groups, including the Salado. Mimbres archaeological sites are located throughout Silver City and surrounding communities on federal, state, municipal, and private property. Collecting of Mimbres pottery by landowners and others is documented as far back as the late 1870s. Collecting was something that occurred during a Sunday picnic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some individuals maintained collections that can now be seen in the Smithsonian, and other museums, who sent individuals out to acquire collections in the nearby Mimbres Valley during the early 1900s. Others dug into the ancient sites and used the pottery they found for target practice—something that occurred into the 1930s according to oral histories. Collecting, and the looting, of Mimbres Mogollon sites did not stop with archaeological research conducted on private lands during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1970s, nor with the passage of the New Mexico "Burial Law" in 1989. Sadly, unlawful looting continues to this day, and many prehistoric sites have been badly damaged or obliterated.
The Apaches occupied areas in the vicinity of Silver City beginning in the late 1500s to early 1600s, based on archaeological evidence.
Geography
Silver City is located near the center of Grant County, at the southern foot of the Pinos Altos Range of the Mogollon Mountains. The town is east of the Continental Divide, in the valley of San Vicente Arroyo, a south-flowing tributary of the Mimbres River.
U.S. Route 180 passes through the northern part of the town, leading east to Bayard and northwest to Cliff. New Mexico State Road 90 (Hudson Street) leads southwest to Lordsburg and Interstate 10, and State Road 15 leads north to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Silver City has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water.
Geology
The local geology of the Silver City area is complex. Sedimentary gravels are found in the form of the alluvial Mangas Valley gravels. Metamorphic schist and gneiss are also found. The downtown area is mostly made of granite outcrops.
Climate
The climate of Silver City can be classified as cool semi-arid climate according to the Köppen system. It is characterized by hot summers, and cool winters with significant precipitation in the form of rain, occasional snow, and intense summer monsoon thunderstorm rainfall.
During the period from 1901 to 1964 when readings were taken at the city center (which is cooler and wetter than outlying districts to the southeast), the coldest temperature recorded was on January 11, 1962, and the hottest on July 5, 1901. The coldest month was January 1949 with a monthly mean temperature of , and the hottest July 1951 which averaged . The wettest calendar year in this time span was 1914 with and the driest 1947 with . The most snow in one season was between July 1912 and June 1913, which featured the coldest winter on record with as the mean from December to February.
Demography
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,545 people, 4,227 households, and 2,730 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,040.1 people per square mile (401.5/km). There were 4,757 housing units at an average density of 469.2 per square mile (181.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 71.72% White, 0.86% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 22.42% from other races, and 3.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.78% of the population.
There were 4,227 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population by age was: 25.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,881, and the median income for a family was $31,374. Males had a median income of $28,476 versus $18,434 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,813. About 17.7% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Silver City was founded as a mining town. George Hearst built a smelter after the Silver City, Deming and Pacific narrow gauge railway reached Silver City in 1883. The Santa Fe Railroad provided standard gauge rail service in 1886, and Commanche Mining and Smelting extended the 2-foot narrow gauge Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad to Pinos Altos in 1906 (none of which are still in existence).
The nearby mining operations, formerly Phelps Dodge, are still the basis for the local economy. In 2006, the Chino and Tyrone mines produced of copper. Mine employment was 1,250, with wages and salaries totaling $73 million. However, a Phelps-Dodge spokesman remarked in 2007 that "based on current economic projections, our properties in New Mexico will not be operating in 25 years". Phelps Dodge was acquired by international mining firm Freeport-McMoRan in March 2007, and operations at the Chino and Tyrone operations are continuing under the Freeport name.
Tourism, retirement and trade are the other major components of Silver City's economy. In 2006, an average three-bedroom, house sold for about $160,000.
Arts and culture
Silver City is home to many musicians and artists and has a thriving downtown arts district. The Silco Theater, built in 1923, was renovated and re-opened on February 26, 2016, as a 156-seat community movie house.
Mimbres Region Arts Council (MRAC) has been named #1 arts council in New Mexico for a decade and is the recipient of the 2013 New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. MRAC presents the Silver City Blues Festival each May and Pickamania—a Bluegrass, Americana, Folk and acoustic festival—each September, in addition to a number of other arts events throughout the year. MRAC's Youth Mural Program has brought school children together with artists and community members to create over 40 public murals throughout the region.
Grant County Community Concert Association presents numerous performance events each fall, winter, and spring. The first Southwest Festival of the Written Word was held in 2013, at multiple venues in historic downtown Silver City. Over 50 presenters—fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, bloggers, journalists, lyricists, editors, dramatists, and publishers from throughout the Southwest—were represented.
The Red Paint Pow Wow, Chicano Music Festival, Silver City Clay Festival, Red Dot Studio & Gallery Tours, Chocolate Fantasia, Gila River Festival, Red Hot Children's Fiesta, Tamal Fiesta y Mas and the Silver City Fiber Arts Festival are also held in Silver City.
Education
Public schools
Public schools are in the Silver Consolidated School District, as well as one state-authorized charter high school. The District covers the Town of Silver City as well as Cliff, Pinos Altos, Tyrone, and White Signal. The system has five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools.
Elementary schools
G.W. Stout Elementary
Harrison H. Schmitt Elementary
Jose Barrios, Jr. Elementary
Sixth Street Elementary
Middle school
La Plata Middle School
Aldo Leopold Charter School (middle school and high school)
High schools
Opportunity High School
Silver High School
Aldo Leopold Charter School (middle school and high school)
Private schools
Private schools include:
- Calvary Christian Academy
- Guadalupe Montessori School
Colleges
Western New Mexico University
Transportation
Airports
Grant County Airport, a county-owned public use airport also served by one commercial airline, located southeast of Silver City.
Whiskey Creek Airport (FAA LID: 94E), a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of Silver City.
Major highways
U.S. Route 180
New Mexico State Road 90
Points of interest
The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is about north of Silver City, via the winding NM 15. At the monument, the remains of Indian inhabitants within five caves in a cliff can be found. They were built sometime between 1275 and 1300 AD by the Mogollon culture. In addition to ancient ruins, there are plenty of places to camp, hike and fish within the Gila Wilderness.
The Catwalk is a trail enclosed by a metal walkway that suspends above the Whitewater Canyon hugging the canyon walls. It follows water-pipe routes built by miners in 1893. When the pipes needed repair, the miners walked on them. Visitors can explore the walkway and trail, picnic, and enjoy the river. It is located north of Silver City on U.S. Route 180 near Glenwood.
There are several lakes in the area. Lake Roberts covers about north of Silver City on NM 15 near the NM 35 junction. Other lakes in the Silver City area include Bill Evans Lake, Snow Lake, Wall Lake, Bear Canyon Dam. Anglers have a choice of brown and rainbow trout, catfish, and bass. In addition, several mountainous rivers can be found nearby. Some of note are the Gila River, Negrito Creek, San Francisco River, and Willow Creek.
The Kneeling Nun is a natural rock formation located about to the east of Silver City along NM 152. Several legends have developed explaining its origin.
Nearby is Fort Bayard Historic District, about eight miles east of Silver City, off of US Highway 180. The District was the location of Fort Bayard, which was established in 1866 to station soldiers of the US Army in proximity to mining camps in the region. In later years the fort was converted to an Army hospital, specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis. In the early 1920s it became a US Veterans Hospital under the Veterans Administration. The property was sold to the State of New Mexico in 1965, which used the facility as a State Hospital. With the construction of a newer hospital in 2010, the property was vacated. Fort Bayard then became home to a museum, maintained by the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society. The museum personnel offer tours of both the building and the grounds on a regular schedule.
Notable people
Alfred Shea Addis (1832-1886), photographer of Billy the Kid's mother's home, lived in Silver City and acted as sheriff in 1886
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, author
Ben D. Altamirano (1930-2007), politician and businessman
Poker Alice (Alice Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert), frontier gambler, lived for a time in Silver City as well as in Colorado and South Dakota
Paul Benedict, actor, "Harry Bentley" on The Jeffersons
Billy the Kid, outlaw, aka Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, William H. Bonney
Jeff Bingaman, U.S. senator, grew up in Silver City
Karen Carr, artist
Kit Carson, western scout and frontiersman, in 1829 went into Apache country along the Gila River, where he first saw combat
Cochise, Apache war leader who raided surrounding area
Anita Scott Coleman, writer
Philip Connors, writer
George Crook, U.S. Army major general
Doyne Farmer, physicist
Geronimo, born at the headwaters of the Gila River (north of Silver City)
Charles S. Kilburn, U.S. Army brigadier general
Ben Lilly (1856-1936), hunter and mountain man
Mangas Coloradas or "Dasoda-hae" (known as "Red Sleeves"), Apache war leader who roamed the Silver City area
Naiche, Apache war chief, second son of Cochise; mother was daughter of Mangas Coloradas, roamed area with Geronimo
Nana, Apache war leader who roamed the Silver City area
Norman Packard, physicist
Phillip Parotti, fiction writer and educator
Harrison Schmitt, Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935 in Santa Rita, NM, near Silver City) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent person living to have walked on the Moon.
James Tenney (1934-2006), composer, born in Silver City
Victorio, Apache war leader who roamed and attacked area
Cathay Williams, first African-American female to enlist in the US Army (posed as a man)
George L. Young, track star
Daniel B. Borenstein, MD, President, American Psychiatric Association, grew up in Silver City
William Harrell Nellis, United States fighter pilot who flew 70 World War II combat missions. He was shot down three times, the last time fatally. On April 30, 1950, the Las Vegas Air Force Base in Nevada was renamed Nellis Air Force Base in his honor. Born in Santa Rita, NM, near Silver City.
Ralph McPherran Kiner, American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. Born in Santa Rita, NM, near Silver City.
Roy Bean, American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace. In 1861 Samuel G. and Roy Bean operated a store and saloon on Main Street in Pinos Altos (just north of Silver City) in present-day Grant County, New Mexico.
Madam Millie, Madam and entrepreneur. Silver City Millie, as she referred to herself, a Harvey Girl waitress on the Santa Fe railroad, a prostitute with innumerable paramours, and a highly successful bordello businesswoman.
John J Pershing, reported for active duty on September 30, 1886, and was assigned to Troop L of the 6th U.S. Cavalry stationed at Fort Bayard, near Silver City, in the New Mexico Territory.
Juan Chacon, was born in Dwyer, New Mexico, near Silver City, NM USA. He was a union activist and actor, known for Salt of the Earth (1954).
George Hearst, US Senator from California, successful entrepreneur who was successful in the mining industry in Pinos Altos NM, near Silver City. Father of William Randolph Hearst.
Howie Morales (born January 5, 1973) is an American politician and educator serving as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the New Mexico State Senator from the 28th district, which includes Catron County, Grant County and Socorro County, from 2008 until 2019.
In popular culture
Silver City was the finish line in the 2001 movie Rat Race, in which several people race from Las Vegas to a locker containing $2 million in Silver City's train station. In reality, there is no longer a train station in Silver City and the movie was not filmed in Silver City.
Silver City is mentioned in the 2007 movie There Will Be Blood, whose screenplay was written by Paul Thomas Anderson and was based on the 1927 novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair. Upton Sinclair based his novel on the experiences of Edward L. Doheny, a prospector and oil tycoon living in the Silver City area (near Kingston). In the movie, Henry, the man claiming to be Daniel's half-brother, says that he had been in Silver City for two years drilling on his own.
In the 1956 film Backlash, Jim Slater, played by Richard Widmark, goes to Silver City with the body of the deputy sheriff he killed. Slater is advised to leave quickly for Tucson by the sheriff, who advises him, "We don't like gunfights here in Silver City."
In the 2010 road trip movie Friendship!, the two friends Veit and Tom are stopped and arrested by Silver City police because of driving naked. Since their car was damaged, they need to rest and raise some money in Silver City for getting their car repaired before being able to continue their trip.
The film A Boy Called Sailboat was filmed in and near Silver City in 2016. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2201211/?ref_=nv_sr_1
In 1954 the movie Salt of the Earth, one of the first pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view, centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in Grant County. The movie featured many local non-actors, the movie was not filmed in Silver City but in a small town 17 miles east.
Silver City is also mentioned in several episodes in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman (1958–63) starring Chuck Connors in the title role. Silver City is located some distance from the fictional North Fork town where the program is situated.
References
External links
Town of Silver City official website
Silver City & Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Towns in Grant County, New Mexico
Towns in New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
Mogollon culture
Populated places established in 1870
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125899 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Rosa%2C%20New%20Mexico | Santa Rosa, New Mexico | Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,848 at the 2010 census. It lies between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 54 and 84. The city is located on the western edge of the Llano Estacado or "staked plains" of eastern New Mexico and west Texas.
History
The first Euro-American settlement in the area was Agua Negra Chiquita, "Little Black Water" in Spanish, in 1865. The name was changed in 1890 to Santa Rosa (Spanish for "Saint Rose"), referring to a chapel that Don Celso Baca (the founder of the city) built and named after both his mother Rosa and Saint Rose of Lima. The "Rosa" may also refer to the roses in the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and is indicative of the Catholicism of the Spanish colonizers who settled in the area.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Santa Rosa was not the largest settlement within the region. Puerto de Luna, approximately ten miles south, held the county seat for Guadalupe County. Santa Rosa was smaller than Puerto de Luna until 1901 when the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was built into Santa Rosa from the east, quickly followed by arrival of the El Paso and Northeastern Railway in February 1902, from the southwest, thereby creating a transcontinental connection. As the terminus and interchange point of the two railroads, a thriving community quickly developed (The interchange was moved to Tucumcari after 1907). The county seat was moved to Santa Rosa from PDL in 1903.
The east-west highway through the town was designated as U.S. Route 66 in 1926, and the increase in traffic made the community a popular rest stop with motels and cafes. Santa Rosa's stretch of Route 66 is part of film history. When John Steinbeck's epic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, was made into a movie, director John Ford used Santa Rosa for the memorable train scene. Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) watches a freight train steam over the Pecos River railroad bridge, into the sunset. It was also one of the shooting scenes for Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw starring Lynda Carter in the role of Bobbi Jo.
Santa Rosa was the childhood home of author Rudolfo Anaya, and is the basis for the fictional town of Guadalupe in his autobiographical novel Bless Me, Ultima.
Geography
Santa Rosa has many natural lakes, an anomaly in the dry desert climate surrounding it. These are sinkholes that form in the limestone bedrock of the area and fill with water, and thus the lakes are connected by a network of underground, water-filled tunnels. The most famous of these is Blue Hole, a popular spot for diving, where cool water forms a lake over deep.
Santa Rosa is located near the center of Guadalupe County at (34.942166, -104.683981).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.52%, is water.
Climate
Santa Rosa experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).
Transport
Highways
Interstate 40 serves the city with three exits (273, 275, and 277); the highway leads east to Tucumcari and west to Albuquerque. U.S. Route 84 leads southeast to Fort Sumner, and U.S. Route 54 leads southwest to Vaughn.
"Route 66" remains the name of the main east-west thoroughfare through the city, referring to former U.S. Route 66, which lost its official designation in 1985.
New Mexico State Road 91 runs south to Puerto de Luna.
Railroad
Union Pacific provides freight service. No passenger service has been available since 1968.
Airport
Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport is located east of the city. Currently there is no scheduled passenger service.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,744 people, 898 households, and 616 families residing in the city. The population density was 645.7 people per square mile (249.3/km). There were 1,024 housing units at an average density of 241.0 per square mile (93.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 57.47% White, 2.19% African American, 1.75% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 33.13% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81.16% of the population.
There were 898 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,085, and the median income for a family was $28,782. Males had a median income of $20,161 versus $16,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,168. About 18.9% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.
Sports
Santa Rosa High School's football team won back-to-back-to-back state championships in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 AA state championships. The 2010 and 2011 victories were won against teams which were undefeated until the championship. In 2010 the Santa Rosa Lions beat the Tularosa Wildcats, and in 2011 the Santa Rosa Lions beat the Eunice Cardinals. In 2012, the Santa Rosa Lions went undefeated, shutting out the Tularosa Wildcats in the championship. The Lions also won championships in 1955, 1993, 1996, 1998, and 2007. Santa Rosa High School was also among the first in the country to establish a lawn mower racing club.
Notable people
Anarquia, professional wrestler
Rudolfo Anaya, author known for Bless Me, Ultima
Charles E. Barnhart, attorney and politician
Dave Campos, motorcycle racer
Joe A. Campos, former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Santiago E. Campos, attorney and jurist
George Dodge, former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Miguel Marquez, national correspondent for CNN
Lucy Scarbrough, noted pianist, conductor, and educator.
References
Further reading
Wiley, Olive Smith (1973). - A Santa Rosa Story. -
External links
City of Santa Rosa official website
Santa Rosa Blue Hole official website
New Mexico True: Santa Rosa
Cities in Guadalupe County, New Mexico
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125900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn%2C%20New%20Mexico | Vaughn, New Mexico | Vaughn is a town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census, down from the figure of 539 recorded in 2000. It is located at an intersection of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad lines.
History
Vaughn is named after Major George W. Vaughn, a civil engineer who was employed by the Santa Fe railroad. Vaughn was established in the early 20th century as a Southern Pacific Railroad town. The town's importance grew when a second railroad, the Eastern Railway of New Mexico (an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line from Belen to Clovis), was completed in 1907 with Vaughn as a division point. A large two-story depot, a roundhouse, and a Harvey House hotel were constructed shortly thereafter. Vaughn was incorporated in 1919 and in 1920 had a population of 888, according to the U.S. census.
The town was one of the shooting scenes for Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw starring Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter.
The Guadalupe County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico Rangers, the New Mexico State Police and Motor Transportation Police and the Vaughn Police Department (presently a one-man agency) all patrol the town, which, according to the United States Homeland Security, is a known drug-smuggling route.
Geography
Vaughn is located in southwestern Guadalupe County at (34.601253, -105.206410). U.S. Routes 54, 60, and 285 pass through the town as 8th Street. US 54 leads northeast to Santa Rosa, the Guadalupe County seat, and southwest to Alamogordo. US 60 leads east to Clovis and west to Interstate 25 in the Rio Grande valley. US 285 leads southeast to Roswell; to the west it follows US 60 to Encino, then turns northwest and leads an additional to Interstate 40 at Clines Corners.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 539 people, 232 households, and 154 families residing in the town. The population density was 96.3 people per square mile (37.2/km). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 60.4 per square mile (23.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 52.69% White, 0.37% Native American, 43.97% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 87.01% of the population.
There were 232 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,083, and the median income for a family was $27,059. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $14,444 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,014. About 13.9% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.
Gallery
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
Towns in New Mexico
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125901 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%2C%20New%20Mexico | Roy, New Mexico | Roy is a village in Harding County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census.
Roy was a filming location in the 2009 comedy film Did You Hear About the Morgans?.
Geography
Roy is located at (35.943890, -104.193025).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 304 people, 150 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was 148.8 people per square mile (57.5/km). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 100.8 per square mile (39.0/km). The racial makeup of the village was 83.22% White, 1.97% Native American, 12.17% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.63% of the population.
There were 150 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $21,111, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,651. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.7% of those 65 or over.
Gallery
Notable person
Tommy McDonald, American football wide receiver
References
External links
Villages in Harding County, New Mexico
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125902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordsburg%2C%20New%20Mexico | Lordsburg, New Mexico | Lordsburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Hidalgo County includes the southern "bootheel" of New Mexico, along the Arizona border. The population was 2,797 at the 2010 census, down from 3,379 in 2000.
History
Lordsburg was founded in 1880 on the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Continental Divide Trail starts at the Crazy Cook Monument and travels through Lordsburg.
Local lore is that Billy the Kid washed dishes in Lordsburg hotel kitchens such as the Stratford Hotel, and La Fonda, the historic "inn at the end of the Santa Fe Trail" during his teenage years.
New Mexico state song
Lordsburg is the birthplace of the official New Mexico state song, "O Fair New Mexico". It was written by Lordsburg resident Elizabeth Garrett, the blind daughter of famed sheriff Pat Garrett. In 1917, Governor Washington Ellsworth Lindsey signed the legislation making it the official state song. In 1928, John Philip Sousa presented Governor Arthur T. Hannett and the people of New Mexico an arrangement of the state song embracing a musical story of the Indian, the cavalry, the Spanish and the Mexican.
Lordsburg Municipal Airport
In December 1938, the Lordsburg Municipal Airport (KLSB) began operation. It was the first airport in New Mexico. In 1927, Lordsburg was one of the stops on Charles Lindbergh's transcontinental Spirit of Saint Louis air tour. In the early 1950s the airport was served by the original Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) which flew DC-3s on a route from El Paso to Phoenix that included stops at Las Cruces, Deming, and Lordsburg, as well as Clifton, Safford, and Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by the City of Lordsburg and is southeast, about one mile outside the city limits.
World War II
Lordsburg held as many as 1,500 Japanese Americans in a Japanese American internment camp operated by the U.S. Army during World War II. On July 27, 1942, shortly after the Lordsburg Internment Camp was opened, Private First Class Clarence Burleson, a sentry at the facility, allegedly shot two Japanese American internees under questionable circumstances. One of the victims, Hirota Isomura, apparently died instantly. The other, Toshiro Kobata, died before dawn. After a military investigation and court-martial, Burleson was found to have lawfully killed the two men. The camp operated until July 1943. The incident inspired an episode of the new Hawaii 5-0 series, "Ho'oani Makuakane", Episode 4/9 (original air date December 13, 2013).
The camp at Lordsburg also held captured German and Italian soldiers.
Rest stop
For many years, Lordsburg has been a popular rest stop for people traveling to and from the West Coast by car on Interstate 10 and its precursor highway, U.S. Route 80. At from downtown Los Angeles, Lordsburg can comfortably be reached by car in less than one day. As Lordsburg had one of the few motels in the Southwest that would accept black guests (El Paso being a notable exception), it was especially popular with African American travelers in the mid-20th century during the end of legal segregation.
There are 12 motels and hotels in Lordsburg. Over 300 rooms are available to guests.
Geography
Lordsburg is in northern Hidalgo County, at the intersection of Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 70. I-10 leads east to Deming and to Las Cruces, while to the west it leads to Tucson, Arizona. US 70 follows I-10 to the east out of Lordsburg but leads northwest to its terminus at Globe, Arizona.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lordsburg has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Lordsburg has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), just avoiding designation as a desert climate (BWk).
Typical for the more southerly and lower elevations of the Intermountain West, summers are extremely hot during the daytime, with maxima above for over four months on an average of 122 afternoons during a full year. is exceeded on average during 30 afternoons each year, and the record high of was set during a notorious southwestern heatwave on June 27, 1994. Humidity in early summer is very low, but increases in late summer due to the monsoon, which, between July and early October brings the majority of the year's limited precipitation. From October temperatures cool off rapidly, and by November most mornings are below , but afternoons remains comfortable to warm all through the winter, with only 10.1 afternoons failing to reach and only one afternoon every two years not topping freezing. Minima fall below freezing on an average of 108 mornings, but has been reached only during two exceptional cold waves in January 1962 and December 1978, when the record low of was reached on the 9th.
Except for the freakishly wet December 1991 when fell from a series of subtropical cyclones, monthly rainfalls above are restricted to the monsoon season: the wettest month between 1971 and 2000 was July 1981 with . The wettest day has been June 28 of 1981 with . Snowfall is very rare; the median for the year is zero and the mean only ; with the heaviest snowfall between 1971 and 2000 being of during Christmas and Boxing Days, 1987.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,379 people (2,398 est. 2019 ), 1,220 households, and 854 families residing in the city. The population density was 403.1 people per square mile (155.7/km). There were 1,414 housing units at an average density of 168.7 per square mile (65.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 80.70% White, 0.56% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 13.97% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.43% of the population.
There were 1,220 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,036, and the median income for a family was $28,026. Males had a median income of $25,952 versus $18,177 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,877. About 28.6% of families and 32.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.5% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.
Cultural references
Lordsburg is the final destination in Stagecoach, the 9th greatest Western film of all time according to the American Film Institute, starring John Wayne in his breakthrough role as the Ringo Kid, and directed by John Ford. In 1995, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.
The town of Lordsburg is mentioned some 20 times in the movie Comanche Station, but not visited once.
In 1965, Lordsburg was mentioned as the main town in the movie Apache Uprising starring Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Lon Chaney Jr. Gene Evans and DeForest Kelley.
Lordsburg is also cited in the 1954 film Dawn at Socorro. In it, the character played by Piper Laurie tells the Rory Calhoun character that she had seen him in Lordsburg killing someone in a shoot-out. Thus, Rory Calhoun was in two western movies that used the "town" of Lordsburg.
In the book 'When the Emperor was Divine', the father is mentioned as having been taken away to the Lordsburg internment camp during World War II.
In the book Interred with their Bones, by Jennifer Lee Carrell, the city of Lordsburg is mentioned as near the ghost town of Shakespeare, which ends up being part of the protagonist's search. At one point in the story, the characters fly into the airport in Lordsburg.
Lordsburg is cited as the place where an important event takes place in the fiercely honest and deeply empathetic experiences of a border patrol agent, in the book "The Line Becomes A River", by Francisco Cantu.
In Solar (novel), a novel by Ian McEwan, the main protagonist Michael Beard visits Lordsburg several times. In his quest for a type of experimental solar-based renewable energy production, he and his partner are building a solar power plant in Lordsburg.
Education
Lordsburg High School's mascot is the Maverick. Its school colors are orange and black. Students compete in football, volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheer, and boys' and girls' track and field, baseball and softball.
Media
Lordsburg once had two radio stations. During the 1960s KLHS broadcast on 950 kHz AM with 1,000 watts days. This station later moved to Bayard, northeast of Lordsburg. The FCC later assigned 97.7 to KXKK in the 1980s, now KPSA-FM; this station may move to 97.9.
Transportation
Bus
Greyhound Lines maintains a terminal in Lordsburg.
Airports
Lordsburg Municipal Airport, private, charter and military (first airport in New Mexico)
Tucson International Airport, west of Lordsburg, is the nearest public airport with scheduled passenger flights.
El Paso International Airport, east of Lordsburg
Grant County Airport,(49 miles) northeast of Lordsburg.
Major highways
Rail
Amtrak's Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle routes stop at Lordsburg station.
The Union Pacific Railroad's mainline and the Arizona Eastern Railway with its branch to Clifton, Arizona, serve Lordsburg.
References
External links
Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
Cities in Hidalgo County, New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Populated places established in 1880
1880 establishments in New Mexico Territory
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125903 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virden%2C%20New%20Mexico | Virden, New Mexico | Virden is a village in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 152 at the 2010 census. Growth and new construction is almost non-existent, but together with the Arizona sister-village of Duncan to the west, the consolidated area might experience minimal population and infrastructural growth in the next decade.
History
Known as Richmond prior to 1916, the area was originally owned by the New Mexico Mining Company, and was the location of a stamp mill for the silver ore mined in nearby Ralston. After the mine was closed, the site was sold in 1916 to Mormons who had left the Mormon Colonies in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution. The Mormons renamed the village after the rancher who sold them the land.
Geography
Virden is located near the northern end of Hidalgo County at (32.688626, -109.002585), on the north bank of the Gila River. New Mexico State Road 92 passes through the village, leading northwest to Duncan, Arizona, and south seven miles to its terminus at U.S. Route 70. Lordsburg, the Hidalgo County seat, is southeast of Virden via US 70.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Virden has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 143 people, 48 households, and 38 families residing in the village. The population density was 640.1 people per square mile (251.0/km). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile (110.6/km). The racial makeup of the village was 95.10% White, 1.40% African American, 1.40% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.29% of the population.
There were 48 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.1% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,184. There were 2.6% of families and 14.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 26.1% of under eighteens and 6.7% of those over 64.
References
External links
"The Virden L.D.S. Cemetery at Virden, New Mexico", Hidalgo County webpage, USGenWeb Project
Villages in Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
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125904 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice%2C%20New%20Mexico | Eunice, New Mexico | Eunice is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,922 at the 2010 census.
Description
The mayor of Eunice, as of March 2018, was Billy Hobbs. A URENCO USA National Enrichment Facility, which uses Zippe-type centrifuge technology to enrich uranium, has been in operation east of Eunice since 2010.
Geography
Eunice is located in southeastern Lea County at (32.440005, -103.162514). It is bypassed to the east by New Mexico State Road 18, which leads north to Hobbs, the largest city in the county, and south to Jal. State Road 176 runs east-west through the center of Eunice. Carlsbad is to the west, and the Texas border is to the east. Andrews, Texas, is east of Eunice via NM-176 and Texas State Highway 176.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Eunice has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,562 people, 942 households, and 709 families residing in the city. The population density was 877.5 people per square mile (338.8/km2). There were 1,110 housing units at an average density of 380.2 per square mile (146.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 71.00% White, 1.09% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 24.43% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.62% of the population.
There were 942 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,722, and the median income for a family was $38,808. Males had a median income of $30,216 versus $21,400 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,373. About 14.2% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Sports
Eunice high school baseball has produced 17 state championships. This record ranks fifth in the nation.
Childhood Home of Josh Lynn
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
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125905 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbs%2C%20New%20Mexico | Hobbs, New Mexico | Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 34,122 at the 2010 census, increasing from 28,657 in 2000.
Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County.
History
Hobbs was founded in 1907 when James Isaac Hobbs (1852–1923) established a homestead and named the settlement. In 1910, the Hobbs post office opened, with James Hobbs as the first postmaster. By 1911, there were about 25 landowners in Hobbs.
The small, isolated settlement expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1927. A refinery was built the following year, and in 1929, the town of Hobbs was officially incorporated. At the peak of this oil boom, over 12,000 people lived in Hobbs. When the Great Depression hit, oil prices dropped and the population fell to only about 3,000 in 1931. However, a few years later, activity picked up in the oilfields and the population climbed to about 14,000 in 1940.
On June 23, 1938, seven local men were killed and five more injured when an explosive charge used in oil drilling detonated prematurely.
Following the outbreak of World War II, Hobbs Army Airfield was built north of town in 1942. In 1948, the city bought the air base and converted it into the Hobbs Industrial Air Park, which is still used for soaring competitions.
The first college in Hobbs opened in 1956. It was initially the First Baptist College, and in 1962, it became the College of the Southwest. The name was changed again to University of the Southwest in 2008. A second college, New Mexico Junior College, opened in 1966.
Geography
Hobbs is in eastern Lea County, less than west of the Texas border. U.S. Route 62 passes through the city, leading east to Seminole, Texas, and west to Carlsbad. State Road 18 also passes through Hobbs, leading northwest to Lovington, the Lea county seat, and south to Kermit, Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Hobbs has a total area of , of which , or 0.14%, is covered by water. Land in the city drains either east to Seminole Draw or southeast to Monument Draw, both of which are tributaries of Mustang Draw in Texas and ultimately part of the Colorado River watershed.
Climate
Hobbs, like many parts of eastern New Mexico, has a semiarid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The city experiences hot summers and chilly winters. With around 70% of precipitation coming in the high solar half of the year, Hobbs may also be defined as a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa).
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 40,508 people, 12,028 households, and 8,572 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of 2010, 33,405 people, 10,040 households, and 7,369 families were residing in the city. The population density was 1,514.0 people per square mile (584.5/km). The 11,968 housing units averaged 632.3 per mi2 (244.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 63.52% White, 6.79% African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 24.46% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 42.18% of the population.
Of the 10,040 households, 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were not families. About 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72, and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city, the age distribution was 30.4% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,100, and for a family was $33,017. Males had a median income of $31,352 versus $20,841 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,209. About 20.2% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The largest industries in Hobbs are mining/quarrying and oil and gas extraction, followed by retail trade and educational services.
Arts and culture
Located in Hobbs are the headquarters of the Soaring Society of America and Zia Park Casino, Hotel, and Racetrack, which offers live and simulcast racing, casino games, dining, and a 154-room hotel. The property is owned and operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Transportation
Lea County Regional Airport serves Hobbs with one commercial passenger airline flying to it.
Education
University of the Southwest is a private, four-year Christian university
New Mexico Junior College is a public junior college
Hobbs Municipal Schools is the local school district.
Hobbs High School
Notable people
Tony Benford, assistant coach with TCU's men's basketball team
Ryan Bingham, country singer/songwriter
Bill Bridges, professional basketball player
James O. Browning, federal judge
Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor of New Mexico
Tharon Drake, swimmer, U.S. Paralympic medalist 2016
Rob Evans, former head basketball coach at the University of Mississippi and Arizona State University
Colt McCoy, NFL quarterback
Steve Pearce, former Republican congressman for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
Guy Penrod, gospel singer
Timmy Smith, former NFL player
Ralph Tasker, high school basketball coach
Jeff Taylor and son Jeffery Taylor, professional basketball players
Harry Teague, former Democratic congressman for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
Scott Terry, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Polo Urias, singer
See also
Lea County Regional Airport
Hobbs, Texas
Eastern New Mexico
References
External links
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in Lea County, New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
Populated places established in 1907
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125906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturne | Nocturne | A nocturne (from the French for 'nocturnal', from Latin nocturnus) is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night.
History
"Nocturne" was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside. Sometimes it carried the Italian equivalent, notturno, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Notturno in D, K.286, written for four lightly echoing separated ensembles of paired horns with strings, and his Serenata Notturna, K. 239. At this time, the piece was not necessarily evocative of the night, but might merely be intended for performance at night, much like a serenade. The chief difference between the serenade and the notturno was the time of the evening at which they would typically be performed: the former around 9:00pm, the latter closer to 11:00 pm.
In its more familiar form as a single-movement character piece usually written for solo piano, the nocturne was cultivated primarily in the 19th century. The first nocturnes to be written under the specific title were by the Irish composer John Field, generally viewed as the father of the Romantic nocturne that characteristically features a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated, even guitar-like accompaniment. However, the most famous exponent of the form was Frédéric Chopin, who wrote 21 of them. One of the most famous pieces of 19th-century salon music was the "Fifth Nocturne" of Ignace Leybach, who is now otherwise mostly forgotten. Later composers to write nocturnes for the piano include Gabriel Fauré, Alexander Scriabin, Erik Satie (1919), Francis Poulenc (1929), as well as Peter Sculthorpe. In the movement entitled 'The Night's Music' ('Musiques nocturnes' in French) of Out of Doors for solo piano (1926), Béla Bartók imitated the sounds of nature. It contains quiet, eerie, blurred cluster-chords and imitations of the twittering of birds and croaking of nocturnal creatures, with lonely melodies in contrasting sections. American composer Lowell Liebermann has written eleven Nocturnes for piano, of which No.6 was arranged by the composer as Nocturne for Orchestra. Other notable nocturnes from the 20th century include those from Michael Glenn Williams, Samuel Barber and Robert Helps.
Other examples of nocturnes include the one for orchestra from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1848), the set of three for orchestra and female choir by Claude Debussy (who also wrote one for solo piano) and the first movement of the Violin Concerto No. 1 (1948) by Dmitri Shostakovich. French composer Erik Satie composed a series of five small nocturnes. These were, however, far different from those of Field and Chopin. In 1958, Benjamin Britten wrote a Nocturne for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings, and the third movement of his Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (1943) is also titled "Nocturne".
Nocturnes are generally thought of as being tranquil, often expressive and lyrical, and sometimes rather gloomy, but in practice pieces with the name nocturne have conveyed a variety of moods: the second of Debussy's orchestral Nocturnes, "Fêtes", for example, is very lively, as are parts of Karol Szymanowski's Nocturne and Tarantella (1915) and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji's Symphonic Nocturne for Piano Alone (1977–78).
Principal composers of nocturnes
Charles-Valentin Alkan: five for solo piano
Anton Stepanovich Arensky: two nocturnes for piano, each part of a set: No. 1 from Six Pieces, Op. 5 (1884); No. 3 from Twenty-four Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36 (1894); a nocturne for two pianos, no. 8 from Variations (Suite No. 3), Op. 33
Arno Babajanyan: his nocturne, a lyrical piece in easy listening genre and a song performed by Muslim Magomayev, is one of his most popular works
Samuel Barber: the last of Four Songs, for voice and piano, Op. 13 (1938–40) is titled "Nocturne" (to a text by Frederic Prokosch), and this song also exists in a version with orchestra; Nocturne (Homage to John Field), for piano, Op. 33 (1959)
William Basinski: Nocturnes
Arnold Bax: Nocturnes, for soprano and orchestra (1911)
Jackson Berkey: 24 Nocturnes for solo piano and Four Nocturnes for Orchestra
Georges Bizet: Premier nocturne en fa majeur Op. 2 and Nocturne in D major.
Alexander Borodin: his String Quartet No. 2 third movement Notturno contains one of his most popular melodies (1881)
Lili Boulanger: Nocturne pour violon et piano (1911)
Benjamin Britten: Nocturne, from On This Island, Op. 11
Frédéric Chopin: 21 for solo piano
Carl Czerny: 17 for solo piano
Claude Debussy: 3 for orchestra and choir, one for solo piano
Norman Dello Joio: Two Nocturnes, for piano (E major, F major, 1946)
Antonin Dvořák: Nocturne in B for string orchestra (1883)
Roger Evernden: 10 Nocturnes for solo piano (2019)
Gabriel Fauré: 13 for solo piano
John Field: originator of the piano nocturne, wrote 18 of them
Irving Fine: Notturno, for strings and harp (1950–51)
Mikhail Glinka: three nocturnes: E-flat major, "La Separation" in F minor, "Le Regret" (lost)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: four for piano solo, "Pensée poétique" (1852–53), "Solitude" (1856), "Murmures Eoliens" (1860), "La chute des feuilles" (1860)
Edvard Grieg: the fourth piece of his Lyric Pieces, Op 54 is a nocturne
Arthur Honegger: Nocturne for orchestra (1936, partly based on music from ballet Sémiramis)
Vasily Kalinnikov: Nocturne in F minor, for piano (1894)
Jan Kalivoda: Six Nocturnes for Viola and Piano, op. 186
Friedrich Kalkbrenner: 4 nocturnes for solo piano
Kevin Keller: 10 nocturnes for piano and treatments
Ignace Leybach: now known only for his Fifth Nocturne
Lowell Liebermann: 11 for solo piano and Nocturne for Orchestra
Franz Liszt: one for solo piano entitled En reve ("In a dream" or "While dreaming"), plus his collection of three Liebesträume (Love Dreams), a series of three Notturnos, of which no.3 is the most famous, Les cloches de Genève: Nocturne (The Bells of Geneva: Nocturne) in B major
Donald Martino: Notturno, for six instrumentalists (1973, winner of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Music)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote the incidental music, for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Johann Kaspar Mertz: 3 Nocturnes for Guitar, opus 4.
Ernest John Moeran: Nocturne, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra (1934, text by Robert Nichols)
Andrzej Panufnik: Nocturne for orchestra (1947, rev. 1955)
Francis Poulenc: eight for solo piano (1929)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: three for solo piano (1887–1888) and one Op. 10 No. 1 from Morceaux de Salon (1894)
Ottorino Respighi: one piano nocturne as part of his Six Piano Pieces R.44 (1904)
Erik Satie: five for solo piano (1919)
Maria Schneider: Nocturne, on her album Allégresse (2000)
Clara Schumann (Clara Josephine Wieck): Nocturne in F major Op.6 No.2 from Soirées Musicales (1819–1896)
Robert Schumann: four Nachtstücke
Alexander Scriabin: four nocturnes, including one written for the left hand only (opus 9, 1894)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: over 30 for solo piano
Maria Agata Szymanowska: Nocturne in B-flat and Nocturne Le Murmure
Alexandre Tansman: Four Nocturnes, for piano (1952)
Sigismond Thalberg: 7 nocturnes for piano (Opp. 16, 21, 28, 51 and 1 without op. number)
Edgard Varèse: Nocturnal, for soprano, bass, chorus, and small orchestra (text from Anaïs Nin: The House of Incest, 1961), and Nocturnal II (Nuit), for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, 1 or 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion, and double bass (text from Anaïs Nin: The House of Incest, 1961–65)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Nocturnes, for baritone, semi-chorus, and orchestra (text by Walt Whitman, 1908); "nocturne", the first of Three Poems by Walt Whitman (1925)
Popular music
Eden: One on his debut EP End Credits
Maxence Cyrin: ten on his 2014 album Nocturnes (Solo Piano)
Earle Hagen (and Dick Rogers): Harlem Nocturne (1939)
Joe Jackson: One on his 1987 album Will Power, four on his 1994 album Night Music
Billy Joel: One on his 1971 album Cold Spring Harbor
Warren Zevon: One on his 1987 album Sentimental Hygiene
Kate Bush: One on her 2005 album Aerial, Side Sky of Honey
Wild Nothing: Nocturne (2012)
Tesseract: One on their 2013 album Altered State
Jay Chou: One on his 2005 album November's Chopin
Vangelis: Nocturne: The Piano Album (2019)
See also
Aubade, "a song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak"
Night music, nocturnal music of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók
Nocturne, a 1961 jazz album by Oliver Nelson
Nocturne, a 1983 live album by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge by Whistler (painted c. 1872–75)
Notes
References
Wignall, Harrison James, "Mozart and the 'Duetto Notturno' Tradition", Mozart-Jahrbuch, 1993.
Wignall, Harrison James, "Duetto notturno", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, (ed. Sadie), London, MacMillan, 2000.
Mozart's Notturno in D, K.286: Chicago Symphony Orchestra program notes
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125907 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributive%20justice | Distributive justice | Distributive justice concerns the socially just allocation of resources. Often contrasted with just process, which is concerned with the administration of law, distributive justice concentrates on outcomes. This subject has been given considerable attention in philosophy and the social sciences.
In social psychology, distributive justice is defined as perceived fairness of how rewards and costs are shared by (distributed across) group members. For example, when some workers work more hours but receive the same pay, group members may feel that distributive justice has not occurred. To determine whether distributive justice has taken place, individuals often turn to the behavioral expectations of their group. If rewards and costs are allocated according to the designated distributive norms of the group, distributive justice has occurred.
Types of distributive norms
Five types of distributive norm are defined by Donelson R. Forsyth:
Equality: Regardless of their inputs, all group members should be given an equal share of the rewards/costs. Equality supports that someone who contributes 20% of the group's resources should receive as much as someone who contributes 60%.
Equity: Members' outcomes should be based upon their inputs. Therefore, an individual who has invested a large amount of input (e.g. time, money, energy) should receive more from the group than someone who has contributed very little. Members of large groups prefer to base allocations of rewards and costs on equity
Power: Those with more authority, status, or control over the group should receive less than those in lower level positions.
Need: Those in greatest needs should be provided with resources needed to meet those needs. These individuals should be given more resources than those who already possess them, regardless of their input.
Responsibility: Group members who have the most should share their resources with those who have less.
Theories of distributive justice
To create a list of the theories of distributive justice will inevitably come with its implications. It is important to take into consideration the various nuances within each theory, as well as the development and variations in interpretations that exist for the theories presented in this article. The listed theories below are three of the most prominent Anglo-American theories within the field. With this in mind, the list is in no way to be considered exhaustive for distributive justice theory.
Justice as fairness
In his book A Theory of Justice, John Rawls outlines his famous theory about justice as fairness. The theory consists of three core components:
the equality of people in rights and liberties;
the equality of opportunities for all; and
an arrangement of economic inequalities focused on benefit maximisation for those who are least advantaged.
The just 'basic structure'
Building a modern view on social contract theory, Rawls bases his work on an idea of justice being rooted in the basic structure, constituting the fundamental rules in society, which shape the social and economic institutions, as well as the governance. This basic structure is what shapes the citizens’ life opportunities. According to Rawls, the structure is based on principles about basic rights and duties that any self-interested, rational individual would accept in order to further his/her own interests in a context of social cooperation.
The original position
Rawls presents the concept of an original position as a hypothetical idea of how to establish "a fair procedure so that any principles agreed on will be just." In his envisioning of the original position, it is created from a judgement made through negotiations between a group of men who will decide on what a just distribution of primary goods is (according to Rawls, the primary goods include freedoms, opportunities, and control over resources). These men are assumed to be guided by self-interest, while also having a basic idea of morality and justice, and thus capable of understanding and evaluating a moral argument. Rawls then argues that procedural justice in the process of negotiation will be possible via a nullification of temptations for these men to exploit circumstances so as to favor their own position in society.
Veil of ignorance
This nullification of temptations is realised through a veil of ignorance, which these men will be behind. The veil prevents the men from knowing what particular preferences they will have by concealing their talents, objectives, and, most importantly, where in society they themselves will end up. The veil, on the other hand, does not conceal general information about the society, and the men are assumed to possess societal and economic knowledge beyond the personal level. Thereby, such veil creates an environment for negotiations where the evaluation of the distribution of goods is based on general considerations, regardless of place in society, rather than biased considerations based on personal gains for specific citizen positions. By this logic, the negotiations will be sensitive to both those who are worst off, given that a risk of being in that category yourself will incentivize protection of these people, but also the rest of society, as one would not wish to hinder maximal utilisation for these in case you would end up in higher classes.
Basic principles of a just distribution
In this original position, the main concern will be to secure the goods that are most essential for pursuing the goals of each individual, regardless of what this specific goal might be. With this in mind, Rawls theorizes two basic principles of just distribution.
The first principle, the liberty principle, is the equal access to basic rights and liberties for all. With this, each person should be able to access the most extensive set of liberties that is compatible with similar schemes of access by other citizens. Thereby, it is not only a question of positive individual access but also of negative restrictions so as to respect others’ basic rights and liberties.
The second principle, the difference principle, addresses how the arrangement of social and economic inequalities, and thus the just distribution should look. Firstly, Rawls argues that such distribution should be based on a reasonable expectation of advantage for all, but also to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged in society. Secondly, the offices and positions attached to this arrangement should be open to all.
These principles of justice are then prioritised according to two additional principles:
Utilitarianism
In 1789, Jeremy Bentham published his book An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Centred around individual utility and welfare, utilitarianism builds on the notion that any action which increases the overall welfare in society is good, and any action that decreases welfare is bad. By this notion, utilitarianism's focus lies with its outcomes and pay little attention to how these outcomes are shaped. This idea of utilisation maximisation, while being a much broader philosophical consideration, also translates into a theory of justice.
Conceptualising welfare
While the basic notion that utilitarianism builds on seems simple, one major dispute within the school of utilitarianism revolved around the conceptualisation and measurement of welfare. With disputes over this fundamental aspect, utilitarianism is evidently a broad term embracing many different sub-theories under its umbrella, and while much of the theoretical framework transects across these conceptualisations, using the different conceptualisation have clear implications for how we understand the more practical side of utilitarianism in distributive justice.
Bentham originally conceptualised this according to the hedonistic calculus, which also became the foundation for John Stuart Mill's focus on intellectual pleasures as the most beneficial contribution to societal welfare. Another path has been painted by Aristotle, based on an attempt to create a more universal list of conditions required for human prosperity. Opposite this, another path focuses on a subjective evaluation of happiness and satisfaction in human lives.
Egalitarianism
Based on a fundamental notion of equal worth and moral status of human beings, egalitarianism is concerned with equal treatment of all citizens in both respect and in concern, and in relation to the state as well as one another. Egalitarianism focuses more on the process through which distribution takes place, egalitarianism evaluates the justification for a certain distribution based on how the society and its institutions have been shaped, rather than what the outcome is. Attention is mainly given to ways in which unchosen person circumstances affect and hinder individuals and their life opportunities. As Elizabeth Anderson defines it, "the positive aim of egalitarian justice is...to create a community in which people stand in relation of equality to others."
While much academic work distinguishes between luck egalitarianism and social egalitarianism, Roland Pierik presents a synthesis combining the two branches. In his synthesis, he argues that instead of focusing on compensations for unjust inequalities in society via redistribution of primary goods, egalitarianism scholars should instead, given the fundamental notion upon which the theory is built, strive to create institutions that creates and promotes meaningful equal opportunities from the get-go. Pierik thus moves egalitarianism's otherwise reactive nature by emphasising a need for attention to the development of fundamentally different institutions that would eradicate the need for redistribution and instead focus on the initial equal distribution of opportunities from which people then themselves be able to shape their lives.
Application and outcomes
Outcomes
Distributive justice affects performance when efficiency and productivity are involved. Improving perceptions of justice increases performance. Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are employee actions in support of the organization that are outside the scope of their job description. Such behaviors depend on the degree to which an organization is perceived to be distributively just. As organizational actions and decisions are perceived as more just, employees are more likely to engage in OCBs. Perceptions of distributive justice are also strongly related to the withdrawal of employees from the organization.
Wealth
Distributive justice considers whether the distribution of goods among the members of society at a given time is subjectively acceptable.
Not all advocates of consequentialist theories are concerned with an equitable society. What unites them is the mutual interest in achieving the best possible results or, in terms of the example above, the best possible distribution of wealth.
Environmental justice
Distributive justice in an environmental context is the equitable distribution of a society's technological and environmental risks, impacts, and benefits. These burdens include exposure to hazardous waste, land appropriation, armed violence, and murder. Distributive justice is an essential principle of environmental justice because there is evidence that shows that these burdens cause health problems, negatively affect quality of life, and drive down property value.
The potential negative social impacts of environmental degradation and regulatory policies have been at the center environmental discussions since the rise of environmental justice. Environmental burdens fall disproportionately upon the Global South, while benefits are primarily accrued to the Global North.
In politics
Distributive justice theory argues that societies have a duty to individuals in need and that all individuals have a duty to help others in need. Proponents of distributive justice link it to human rights. Many governments are known for dealing with issues of distributive justice, especially countries with ethnic tensions and geographically distinctive minorities. Post-apartheid South Africa is an example of a country that deals with issues of re-allocating resources with respect to the distributive justice framework.
Influenced figures
Distributive justice is also fundamental to the Catholic Church's social teaching, inspiring such figures as Dorothy Day and Pope John Paul II.
See also
Notes
References
Konow, James. 2003. "Which is the fairest one of all?: A positive analysis of justice theories", Journal of Economic Literature 41(4):1188–239. .
Laczniak, Gene R., and Patrick E. Murphy. 2008: “Distributive Justice: Pressing Questions, Emerging Directions, and the Promise of Rawlsian Analysis.” Journal of Macromarketing 28(1):5–11.
Maiese, Michelle. [2003] 2013. "The Notion of Fair Distribution." Beyond Intractability.
Phelps, Edmund S. 1987. "Distributive justice." Pp. 886–88 in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics 1.
"Principle of Distributive Justice." Ascension Health. 28 Feb 2009.
Further reading
External links
Distributive Justice on The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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125909 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural%20justice | Procedural justice | Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources. One aspect of procedural justice is related to discussions of the administration of justice and legal proceedings. This sense of procedural justice is connected to due process (U.S.), fundamental justice (Canada), procedural fairness (Australia), and natural justice (other Common law jurisdictions), but the idea of procedural justice can also be applied to nonlegal contexts in which some process is employed to resolve conflict or divide benefits or burdens. Aspects of procedural justice are an area of study in social psychology, sociology, and organizational psychology.
Procedural justice concerns the fairness and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made, and may be contrasted with distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights or resources), and retributive justice (fairness in the punishment of wrongs). Hearing all parties before a decision is made is one step which would be considered appropriate to be taken in order that a process may then be characterised as procedurally fair. Some theories of procedural justice hold that fair procedure leads to equitable outcomes, even if the requirements of distributive or restorative justice are not met. It has been suggested that this is the outcome of the higher quality interpersonal interactions often found in the procedural justice process, which has shown to be stronger in affecting the perception of fairness during conflict resolution.
Giving group members a voice
Procedural justice deals with the perceptions of fairness regarding outcomes. It reflects the extent in which an individual perceives that outcome allocation decisions have been fairly made. The use of fair procedures helps communicate that employees are valued members of the group. Procedural Justice can be examined by focusing on the formal procedures used to make decisions. Procedural justice, a subcomponent of organizational justice, is important in communication and in the workplace because it involves fair procedures, it allows the employees to have a say in the decision process, it gives employees fair treatment, and allows them to have more input in the appraisal process. Additionally, research by Tom R. Tyler and colleagues found that giving disgruntled group members a voice regardless of whether it is instrumental (i.e., a voice that affects the decision-making process) or non-instrumental (i.e., a voice that will not have any weighting on the decision-making process) is sometimes enough for a process to be viewed as fair.
The ability and right to a voice is linked with feelings of respect and value, which emphasizes the importance of the interpersonal factors of procedural justice. This is important in the workplace because employees will feel more satisfied and respected, which can help to increase job task and contextual performance. There is an emphasis on the interpersonal and social aspects of the procedure, which result in employees feeling more satisfied when their voices are able to be heard. This was argued by Greenberg and Folger. Procedural justice also is a major factor that contributes to the expression of employee dissent. It correlates positively with managers' upward dissent. With procedural justice there is a greater deal of fairness in the workplace.
Leventhal's Rules
In 1976, Gerald S. Leventhal attempted to articulate how individuals create their own cognitive maps about the procedures for allocating rewards, punishment, or resources in a given interaction setting or social system (be it a courtroom, classroom, workplace, or other context). He postulated seven categories of structural components to these procedures, and six justice rules by which the "fairness" of each component is evaluated. The seven types of structural components are: selection of agents, setting ground rules, gathering information, decision structure, appeals, safeguards, and change mechanisms. The six justice rules are: consistency, bias suppression, accuracy, correctability, representativeness, and ethicality. These became widely used and referenced, and known as "Leventhal's Rules."
With procedural justice in the workplace and in communication, things need to be fair to everyone, when something is applied it has to be applied to everyone and procedures need to be consistent with the moral and ethical values.
Rawls on procedural justice
In A Theory of Justice, philosopher John Rawls distinguished three ideas of procedural justice:
Perfect procedural justice has two characteristics: (1) an independent criterion for what constitutes a fair or just outcome of the procedure, and (2) a procedure that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved.
Imperfect procedural justice shares the first characteristic of perfect procedural justice—there is an independent criterion for a fair outcome—but no method that guarantees that the fair outcome will be achieved.
Pure procedural justice describes situations in which there is no criterion for what constitutes a just outcome other than the procedure itself.
Evaluating the fairness of different procedural systems
There are three main approaches to evaluating whether a particular system of justice is fair: the outcomes model, the balancing model, and the participation model.
Outcomes model
The idea of the outcomes model of procedural justice is that the fairness of process depends on the procedure producing correct outcomes. For example, if the procedure is a criminal trial, then the correct outcome would be conviction of the guilty and exonerating the innocent. If the procedure were a legislative process, then the procedure would be fair to the extent that it produced good legislation and unfair to the extent that it produced bad legislation. This has many limitations. Principally, if two procedures produced equivalent outcomes, then they are equally just according to this model. However, as the next two sections explain, there are other features about a procedure that make it just or unjust. For example, many would argue that a benevolent dictatorship is not (as) just as a democratic state (even if they have similar outcomes).
Balancing model
Some procedures are costly. The idea of the balancing model is that a fair procedure is one which reflects a fair balance between the costs of the procedure and the benefits that it produces. Thus, the balancing approach to procedural fairness might in some circumstances be prepared to tolerate or accept false positive verdicts in order to avoid unwanted costs (political) associated with the administration of criminal process. Ronald Dworkin argued that a properly balanced procedure is one that values peoples' rights and treats persons equally.
The participation model
The idea of the participation model is that a fair procedure is one that affords those who are affected by an opportunity to participate in the making of the decision. In the context of a trial, for example, the participation model would require that the defendant be afforded an opportunity to be present at the trial, to put on evidence, cross examination witnesses, and so forth.
Group engagement model
Models have also been proposed to understand the psychological basis of justice. One of the more recent of these models is the group engagement model. The group engagement model (GEM), devised by Tom R. Tyler and Steven L. Blader, incorporates past psychological theories to explain the underlying psychological processes of procedural justice. Based on social identity theory and relational models of procedural justice, this model suggests that a group's procedural justice process influences members' identification with the group, which in turn influences their type of engagement within the group.
According to the model, group engagement is seen as either mandatory or discretionary behavior. Mandatory behavior is defined by Tyler and Blader as behavior that is required by the group and thus is motivated by incentives and sanctions. Conversely, discretionary behavior is motivated by internal values and is seen as more cooperative and therefore ideal within a group. Depending on the procedural justice processes of the group, the social identity of the members will be influenced accordingly and different values will be emphasised. The more a member agrees with the type of procedural justice employed, the more they will identify with their group. This increased identification results in the internalization of the group's values and attitudes for the group member. This creates a circular relationship as the group's procedural justice processes will affect group members' levels of identification and, as a consequence, this level and type of identification will affect their own values of what is fair and unfair. This, in turn, will then affect how the individuals will engage with their group, with higher identification leading to discretionary and more desirable behavior.
Due process and natural justice
The idea of procedural justice is especially influential in the law. In the United States, for example, a concern for procedural justice is reflected in the Due Process clauses of the United States Constitution. In other common law countries, this same idea is sometimes called natural justice.
Natural justice generally binds both public and private entities, while the U.S. concept of due process has a "state action" requirement which means it applies only to state actors. But in the U.S., there are analogous concepts like fair procedure which can bind private parties in their relations with others.
See also
Distributive justice
Interactional justice
Organizational justice
Service recovery paradox
References
Bibliography
Tom R. Tyler, Why People Obey the Law. Yale University Press. (1990)
Robert Bone, Agreeing to Fair Process: The Problem with Contractarian Theories of Procedural Fairness, 83 Boston University Law Review 485 (2003).
Ronald Dworkin, Principle, Policy, Procedure in A Matter of Principle (1985).
Louis Kaplow, The Value of Accuracy in Adjudication: An Economic Analysis, 23 Journal of Legal Studies 307 (1994).
Bruce Hay, Procedural Justice--Ex Ante vs. Ex Post, 44 UCLA Law Review 1803 (1997).
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (1971).
Lawrence Solum, Procedural Justice (2004).
Soon Lay Khuan. (2007). Organizational Justice as an Antecedent of Job Performance. International journal of business, 325-343.
Jeffre W. Kassing. (2008). Disagreeing about what's Fair: Exploring the Relationship between Perceptions of Justice and Employee Dissent. Communication research reports, 34-43.
Victoria A. Cave. (2005). Motivating The Factors: Perceptions of Justice and their Relationship with Managerial and Organizational Trust in Australia. Communication and mass media complete, 47-70.
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125910 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal%2C%20New%20Mexico | Jal, New Mexico | Jal is a small city located in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is New Mexico's south-easternmost city, and shares a border with eastward state Texas. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census. Jal is historically important in the natural gas industry, from the early 1900s to the present day.
Geography
Jal is located at (32.112102, -103.192972).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,047 people, with 788 occupied houses. The population density was 426.5 people per square mile (163.8/km2). There were 1009 housing units at an average density of 210.2 per square mile (80.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.81% White, 0.83% African American, 0.73% Native American, 11.82% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.12% of the population.
There were 788 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 19, 12.2% in their 20s, 10.1% in their 30s, 12.6% in their 40s, 13.2% in their 50s, and 22.4% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,813, and the median income for a family was $51,538. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $30,147 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,597. About 12.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
History
During the early 1800s, the Cowden boys of Midland, Texas moved the entire John A. Lynch herd to the Monument draw, about 6 miles northeast of present-day Jal. All the cattle were branded with the JAL brand from shoulder to hip. In the process of trying to rebrand the Cowdens, they found it too big a task so they registered the brand under their name in Silver City, New Mexico Territory.
In 1913, Charles Justis (a merchant) applied for a post office under the name "Jal" to open six miles east of the city of Jal. However, in 1916, Jal became drought-stricken and the store and post office were relocated to Muleshoe Wells and the city of Jal was established here.
On November 1, 1927, Texas Co. brought in the first well, the Rhodes #1. Then on June 2, 1928, a second well, serving up more than 90 million cubic feet of gas a day, was brought in 6 miles west of Jal. Now we had a “boom town,” with all the prosperity and problems that go with it. Then in 1929 came the Great Depression. Low crude prices caused a sharp slump in drilling and people left in droves. Jal almost became a ghost town overnight.
In the summer of 1934, the Cooper #1 brought the “Big Boom” back to Jal. By now Jal had a passenger train and its population rose to around 500. Housing was in short supply and ranchers opened their homes to “roughnecks”. New businesses sprang up, and with the gas gathering system by El Paso Natural Gas, prosperity continued.
Airport
The city is served by the Lea County/Jal airport about three miles to the northeast. The airport has a paved, 4700 ft. runway. Jal once saw commuter airline service in 1964 by Solar Airlines.
Climate
Jal experiences a cool semi-arid climate, typical of the high plains of eastern New Mexico. However, it borders a hot semi-arid climate.
Notable people
Charles T. Sinclair, robber and murderer
Kathy Whitworth, winner of 88 LPGA Tour events, more than anyone else; 1965 and 1966 female athlete of the year
References
External links
Cities in New Mexico
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125911 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovington%2C%20New%20Mexico | Lovington, New Mexico | Lovington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,009 at the 2010 census, up from 9,471 in 2000.
Geography
Lovington is located slightly north of the center of Lea County at (32.946459, -103.353618). U.S. Route 82 passes through the center of town, leading west to Artesia and northeast to Plains, Texas. New Mexico State Road 18 leads southeast from Lovington to Hobbs, the largest city in Lea County. State Road 83 leads east to the Texas border, where Texas State Highway 83 continues east to Denver City, Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lovington has a total area of , of which , or 0.26%, are water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 9,471 people, 3,297 households, and 2,459 families living in the city. The population density was 1,983.6 people per square mile (766.6/km). There were 3,823 housing units at an average density of 800.7 per square mile (309.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 59.85% White, 3.03% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 32.74% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.12%.
Of the 3,297 households 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.8% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.
The age distribution was 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $26,458 and the median family income was $30,064. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $19,826 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,752. About 20.1% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Ray Berry, American football player
Ronnie Black, professional golfer
Taymon Domzalski, retired professional and Duke University basketball star
Paul L. Foster, billionaire and President of Western Refining
Shirley Hooper, 18th Secretary of State of New Mexico
Sean Murphy, professional golfer
Earlene Roberts (1935–2013), politician
Ralph Tasker, basketball coach
Titanic Thompson, legendary gambler, raconteur
Brian Urlacher, retired NFL football player, pro football hall of fame class of 2018
References
External links
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in Lea County, New Mexico
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125912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatum%2C%20New%20Mexico | Tatum, New Mexico | Tatum is a town in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 798 at the 2010 census, up from 683 in 2000.
Geography
Tatum is located in northern Lea County at (33.255401, -103.316143). U.S. Route 380 passes through the town, leading west to Roswell and east to Plains, Texas. New Mexico State Road 206 crosses US 380 in the center of Tatum, leading north to Portales and south to Lovington, the Lea county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tatum has a total area of , of which , or 0.47%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 683 people, 267 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 578.8 people per square mile (223.5/km). There were 391 housing units at an average density of 331.3 per square mile (127.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 65.45% White, 1.02% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 30.31% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.34% of the population.
There were 267 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,833, and the median income for a family was $33,393. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,728. About 16.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Airport
Tatum Airport is a town-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Tatum.
Major roads
U.S. Route 380
State Road 206
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
Towns in Lea County, New Mexico
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125914 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrizozo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Carrizozo, New Mexico | Carrizozo is a town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat, with a population of 996 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1899, the town provided the main railroad access for Lincoln County, and the town experienced significant population growth in the early decades of the 1900s. However, with declining relevance of the railroad, the population of the town has gradually declined. The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 54 and 380.
Name
The name of the town is derived from the Spanish vernacular for reed grass (Carrizo), which grew significantly in the area and provided excellent feed for ranch cattle. The additional "zo" at the end of the town name was added to indicate abundance of Carrizo grass. The town is now often referred to colloquially as "Zozo".
History
Prior to 1899, the area was primarily a few ranches and a stagecoach crossing with limited permanent settlement. Lawrence Murphy, a merchant active in the Lincoln County War (1878), owned a major ranch in the area. The location of Carrizozo was selected as the site for a station on the El Paso and Northeastern Railway (EP&NE) main line in 1899. Carrizozo was chosen over the nearby booming mine town of White Oaks, resulting in large-scale migration from White Oaks to Carrizozo.
The railroad brought businesses, growing population, and increased importance to the town of Carrizozo. As a result, a county referendum in 1909 moved the seat of Lincoln County from the town of Lincoln to Carrizozo. This decision resulted in a four-year legal battle that was eventually resolved in favor of Carrizozo by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Gray v. Taylor. The result was a boom in which railroad access and political importance combined to lead to significant population growth in Carrizozo. The population reached around 2,000 by 1920.
During this time, Albert B. Fall, a U.S. Senator from New Mexico and later Secretary of the Interior, owned the Three Rivers Ranch just south of Carrizozo, but had to sell it to settle legal debts as a result of his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal (1922–1923). During the same time, journalist Quentin Reynolds visited the town and wrote a piece on it for Collier's. Later, he wrote in The Wounded Don't Cry that "I used to agree with Bugs that once you left New York, you were strictly on the horse and buggy circuit. But of late years I've had to modify that. Since then I've discovered New Orleans, San Francisco and a little place called Carrizozo, New Mexico, where I want to go when I die. I want to go there and gang around the drug store and sneak behind the prescription counter with Art Rolland and have a nip of what he calls Old Granddaddy then type out his prescriptions for him."
Carrizozo is about east of the Trinity Site, where the first nuclear bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945. Residents reported tremors like an earthquake and, as the first major downwind settlement, the town received a significant part of the remnants of the mushroom cloud (resulting in some radioactive contamination of the area, which faded quickly and does not persist today).
With the rise of the automobile, Carrizozo's proximity to the railroad became less important starting in the 1950s, and the last passenger train passed through in 1968. The result was a decrease in economic opportunity in Carrizozo, and the population fell back to about 1,200 people for much of the end of the 20th century. Recently, the town has seen increasing focus on tourism, and cherry cider produced in the town is known nationally.
Geography
Carrizozo is located at the northern end of the Tularosa Basin, which extends southward to the New Mexico–Texas border. The town itself is located in a flat area known prior to the founding of the town as the Corrizo flats, with typical Chihuahuan desert scrub and desert grasslands.
To the west of the town is the Carrizozo Malpais, a lava flow that is about 1,500 years old and accessible through the Valley of Fires Recreation Area. To the northeast is Carrizo Mountain, a peak within the Sacramento Mountains, and to the southeast are the Sierra Blanca.
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 996 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 78.71% White, 0.70% African American, 2.61% American Indian, 14.16% Other, and 3.82% identified as two or more. Hispanics of any race were 43.57% of the population. Of the population, 54.72% were men and 45.28% were women. Of these, 15.96% were under the age of 18, 24.50% were over 65, and 59.54% were between 18 and 65.
Transportation
Carrizozo is located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 54 and 380. For general aviation, the town is served by Carrizozo Municipal Airport.
Points of interest
Carrizozo Women's Club (1920 Pueblo Revival style building listed in the National Register of Historic Places)
Carrizozo Heritage Museum (1940s built as a frozen food locker—converted into local history museum in 2003)
Lincoln National Forest (southeast of the city via U.S. Route 380 and NM 37)
Valley of Fires Recreation Area (west-northwest of the city via U.S. Route 380)
Film and television
A number of movies have been filmed in Carrizozo. Movies which have been filmed at least partially in Carrizozo include:
Wander (2020)
Gambit (2012)
This Must be the Place (2011)
The Book of Eli (2010)
Deja Vu, Hera's Odyssey (2004)
The Outfitters (1999)
Mad Love (1995)
Notable people
Albert B. Fall, first senator from the state of New Mexico (1912–1921) and later U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1921–1923); owned the Three Rivers Ranch on the outskirts of Carrizozo
William C. McDonald, first governor of the state of New Mexico (1912–1917); owned a ranch on the outskirts of Carrizozo
Charlie Siringo, famous Pinkerton detective assigned to Carrizozo to catch cattle thieves (1916–1917)
Earl Reece Stadtman, biochemist born in Carrizozo in 1919
José Maria de Vega, born in Michoacán, Entrepreneur carpenter, assisted Mc. Donald, 1st board of trustees in Carrizozo.
Rick Geary, American cartoonist and illustrator, has lived in Carrizozo since 2007.
References
External links
Town website
Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln County Travel Route
County seats in New Mexico
Towns in Lincoln County, New Mexico
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125915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona%2C%20New%20Mexico | Corona, New Mexico | Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 54. The population was 172 at the time of the 2010 census.
Description
Corona is the closest populated community to a purported UFO crash in 1947, approximately to the southeast. The rancher who found the crash first came to Corona to report it to a few residents, before going to Roswell to tell officials there.
In 2004, Corona was the site of a forest fire, begun when an unknown arsonist lit a pile of pine needles.
Geography
Corona is located at (34.250498, -105.595475).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 165 people, 81 households, and 46 families in the village. The population density was 161.4 people per square mile (62.5/km). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 115.4 per square mile (44.7/km). The racial makeup of the village was 73.33% White, 3.64% Native American, 18.18% from other races, and 4.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.42%.
Of the 81 households 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.0% of households were one person and 14.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.61.
The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.
The median household income was $28,594 and the median family income was $33,438. Males had a median income of $22,386 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,987. About 6.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
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125916 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruidoso%2C%20New%20Mexico | Ruidoso, New Mexico | Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and contribute to the Ruidoso Micropolitan Statistical Area's population of 21,223.
A mountain resort town, Ruidoso lies in the Sierra Blanca mountain range of south-central New Mexico, where it merges with the Sacramento Mountains to the south. Ruidoso is a resort community close to the slopes of Ski Apache, the Mescalero Apache Tribe-owned ski resort on Sierra Blanca, an almost mountain. The tribe also operates the Inn of the Mountain Gods resort in the area, which includes a casino, hotel, arcade room and golf course. Ruidoso is the largest community in Lincoln County, and serves as the regional economic hub.
In recent years the village is contending with serious questions about the adequacy of the local water supply and zoning enforcement. As in many small communities that have been recently "discovered", there is an ongoing debate about how best to plan for additional growth.
The village received its name from the Rio Ruidoso (Spanish for "Noisy River"), a small stream that weaves through the city.
History
Along the eastern foothills of White Mountain, retired army Captain Paul Dowlin built Dowlin’s Mill where the Carrizo Creek and Rio Ruidoso merge. He had served at nearby Fort Stanton. The Mill was also a general store, dance hall, and moonshine supply.
San Patricio, NM (in the Hondo Valley) was originally known as Ruidoso. In 1875, its name was changed in honor of a Catholic priest’s patron saint. Early Hispanos used the term “Ruidoso” to describe a noisy creek. Today’s Ruidoso grew up around Dowlin’s Mill. Will Dowlin survived his brother, after an employee shot Captain Paul dead.
By 1885, with a general store, blacksmith, post office, cabins along the Rio Ruidoso, and proximity to the Chisum Trail . . . Ruidoso, NM was born.
The Wingfield family operated a dairy and early post office. By 1914, cabins were being built in Upper Canyon. At Cedar Creek in 1935, a ski area opened on a sloping meadow. By 1947, a race track was opened at Hollywood Park. Visitors played golf in the Gateway area. Finally, in 1963 the Mescalero Apaches purchased the ski area now known as Ski Apache.
In December 2006, seven percent of eligible voters approved a $12.6 million bond issue to finance the expansion and modernization of the local wastewater treatment plant which was built in 1982. In 2011, construction was completed on a $36 million wastewater treatment plant. This state-of-the-art facility utilizes membrane technology to achieve discharge standards within regulatory guidelines. The plant was designed to accommodate future growth. The average daily volume is 1.6 million gallons. The plant can currently process up to 2.7 million gallons per day.
The town and the river were hit by devastating flash flooding from late at night on July 26, 2008, through July 27, 2008. The remnant circulation of Hurricane Dolly passed over the area and brought as much as of rainfall. Hundreds of tourists, campers and residents were evacuated and the storm caused damage at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track. One person was killed in the flooding, approximately 900 persons required rescue, approximately 500 structures were damaged, and initial damage estimates for Ruidoso were in the range of $15– 20 million.
In March 2016 the village of Ruidoso entered into a Sister City relationship with Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico.
Geography
Ruidoso is in southern Lincoln County, with elevations ranging from at the village's southeast corner in the valley of the Rio Ruidoso up to over at the village's northern end near Alto. Ruidoso's southern border and westernmost border follow the Otero County line. The village is bordered to the east by the city of Ruidoso Downs. U.S. Route 70 passes through the southeast part of the village, following the valley of Carrizo Creek upstream from the Rio Ruidoso. The highway leads east down the valley of the Rio Ruidoso and Rio Hondo to Roswell and southwest over Apache Summit to Tularosa. New Mexico State Road 48 passes through the center of Ruidoso on Sudderth Drive, the village's main street, and leads north to Capitan.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, are water.
Climate
According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, Ruidoso has a Subtropical highland climate (Cwb) due to its moderate temperature ranges and precipitation throughout the year. Bi-modal precipitation falls as rain during summer monsoon and as winter snow. Snowfall varies highly by the year. See http://en.climate-data.org/location/128906/ for additional climate information.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,868 people, 3,434 households, and 2,232 families residing in the village. The population density was 538.7 people per square mile (208.0/km). There were 7,584 housing units at an average density of 530.8 per square mile (204.9/km). The racial makeup of the village was 87.50 percent White, 0.29 percent African American, 2.38 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.03 percent Pacific Islander, 7.44 percent from other races, and 2.05 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.21 percent of the population.
There were 3,434 households, out of which 23.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0 percent were non-families. 29.8 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.5 percent under the age of 18, 5.8 percent from 18 to 24, 21.9 percent from 25 to 44, 30.1 percent from 45 to 64, and 21.6 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,107, and the median income for a family was $44,846. Males had a median income of $30,452 versus $21,974 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,721. About 2.5 percent of families and 4.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5 percent of those under age 18 and 5.8 percent of those age 65 or over.
Education
All public schools operate under the Ruidoso Municipal School District.
Public schools
Sierra Vista Primary School: Pre K, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade
White Mountain Elementary School: 3rd-5th Grade
Ruidoso Middle School: 6th-8th Grade
Ruidoso High School: 9th-12th Grade
Colleges
ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College. The ENMU Ruidoso Campus is a two-year college, or community college, (one of 18 New Mexico branches) and an official Branch of ENMU (this status was granted in July 2005).
Public library
Ruidoso Public Library is the library serving Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Alto, and greater Lincoln County.
Starting in 1954, the library developed from the Woman's Club, Beta Sigma Phi with only a small collection of books. In 1960 the Library Advisory Board was created, and Jane Parks served as the first President of the Advisory Board. Shortly after, the library was moved into a building that was once a school and Old City Hall. The library was only two rooms which the librarian Pat Ward oversaw its maintenance. In 1966, under the director Ruth McGuire Spiegel the library was moved to an old airport terminal and now had the bonus of local and state funding. The first library building was built in 1975 at 501 Sudderth Dr. and the library remained in this location for around twenty years.
In 1997 the current library was designed and built by ASA Architectures, the two-story building with vaulted windows is 14,600 square feet. The library has a garden, the Friends’ Book Shoppe, an outdoor reading patio and available window seats. In addition, the library also includes an archive room, conference room, children’s, and teen's library, two self-checkout machines and twenty-nine computers for public use. The collection consists of books, CDs, DVDs, and an e-branch with access to e-books, audio books and magazines. Some of the programs offered at the Ruidoso Public Library are children’s section, adult game night, teen scene, Ruidoso writers publishing group and a bereavement support group. Also, the library offers the New Mexico FamilyPass which provides free admission to fifteen museums and historical sites across the state. The library is open Monday-Saturday.
Sports
The Ruidoso Osos were an independent professional baseball team in the Pecos League during the 2011 season. The team was on hiatus for the 2012 season because of low attendance. There were no lights on the team's home field, meaning games were played at 4:30 p.m. Additionally, alcohol could not be sold at White Mountain Park because it was owned by Ruidoso Municipal Schools. In the 2013 season, the team moved to Raton and were renamed the Raton Osos.
Transportation
Airports
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, located approximately northeast of Ruidoso.
Major highways
U.S. Route 70
NM 48
Notable people
Mary Ann Almager, world champion boxer
Neil Patrick Harris, actor; grew up in Ruidoso
Yvette Herrell, congresswoman and former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Mike Runnels, lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 1983 to 1987; lived in Ruidoso
Bram van der Stok, aka Dr. Bram "Bob" Vanderstok, WWII flying ace and hero of "The Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III
See also
Noisy Water Winery
Ruidoso River Museum
References
External links
Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce
Ruidoso Tourism Office
Villages in Lincoln County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
Year of establishment missing
Public libraries in New Mexico
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125917 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruidoso%20Downs%2C%20New%20Mexico | Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico | Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 1,824 at the 2000 census and 2,815 at the 2010 census. Originally incorporated as a village, it became a city in May 2002. Known locally as "the Downs", Ruidoso Downs is a suburb of adjacent Ruidoso and is a part of the Ruidoso Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city, located along U.S. Route 70, is named after the Ruidoso Downs Race Track, which is located in the city along with the Billy the Kid Casino and the Hubbard Museum of the American West.
History
According to a local Ruidoso Downs historian, early on Hispanos settlers called the area "San Juanito". The settlers began arriving in the early in the late 1840s, and introduced rodeo and horse racing to the area. Originally the area had scattered farms and ranches, with the Dowlin Mill constructed in 1868. A new wave of families arrived after the Lincoln County War.
By around 1907 the road between Roswell and Alamogordo, which passed through the area, was still primitive, though it was improved in the 1920s through the Federal Aid Project. The road that would become US 70 was paved in the area around 1945, and then improved again in 1958. The road became four lanes in 1981.
In 1946 the Ruidoso News was founded and the airport opened, and two years later radio arrived. Electric lights appeared in the area in 1947. The White Mountain Inn opened in the 1940s as a sanatorium and as a lodging establishment.
Geography
Ruidoso Downs is located in southern Lincoln County at (33.331690, -105.596079). It is bordered to the west by Ruidoso. Elevation is .
U.S. Route 70 passes through the city, leading east to Roswell and southwest over Apache Summit to Tularosa. New Mexico State Road 48 departs US 70 just west of the city limits, leading north to Capitan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all of it recorded as land. The city is in the valley of the Rio Ruidoso, which rises to the west on Sierra Blanca Peak and flows east to form the Rio Hondo.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,824 people, 680 households, and 490 families residing in the village. The population density was 856.7 people per square mile (330.6/km). There were 921 housing units at an average density of 432.6 per square mile (166.9/km). The racial makeup of the village was 67.32% White, 0.77% African American, 3.56% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 24.45% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.70% of the population.
There were 680 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $30,500. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $17,623 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,144. About 17.4% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Airports
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, located about by road northeast of Ruidoso Downs.
Major highways
U.S. Route 70
Key facilities
Ruidoso Downs Race Track
Billy the Kid Casino
Hubbard Museum of the American West
Events and culture
The city is the annual location of the All American Futurity, which claims to be the richest race in Quarter Horse racing.
On October 9–11, 2009, the twentieth annual Lincoln Cowboy Symposium was held at Ruidoso Downs. The event celebrated the ranching lifestyle, with demonstrations in horsemanship, shooting, roping, cooking, and blacksmithing. Booths offered western-style arts and crafts. Music and poetry were highlights of the festival, which featured performers Leon Rausch, Tommy Allsup and the Texas Playboys; Mel Tillis and the Statesiders; Larry Gatlin; Billy Mata, and Liz Talley. Gospel artists also performed.
See also
Lincoln National Forest
References
External links
Cities in Lincoln County, New Mexico
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125918 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Rock%2C%20New%20Mexico | White Rock, New Mexico | White Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It is one of two major population centers in the county; the other is Los Alamos (the county seat). The population was 5,725 at the 2010 census. It is largely a bedroom community for employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory and their families. Access to White Rock from the town of Los Alamos and other cities and towns in New Mexico is via New Mexico State Road 4, which forms the northwestern boundary of the community. Administratively, White Rock is a neighborhood of Los Alamos; locals refer to Los Alamos (meaning not White Rock) as "the Townsite," or "the Hill".
History
In 1947 the United States Atomic Energy Commission acquired land from the United States Forest Service to build a temporary community to house construction workers. That community was the first White Rock, which was abandoned by 1953. By 1958 all of the old White Rock buildings had been demolished or removed. The second and present White Rock was begun in 1962.
Geography
White Rock is located in southeastern Los Alamos County at (35.819439, -106.204779). It is bordered to the north and east by Santa Fe; the eastern border follows the Rio Grande through White Rock Canyon. The elevation of the White Rock townsite is , above the river elevation in the canyon. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Pajarito Acres, directly south of and at the same elevation as the White Rock townsite.
The center of the town of Los Alamos is northwest of White Rock, via New Mexico State Roads 4 and 502. A gated entrance to Los Alamos National Laboratory is on Pajarito Road, accessed directly from White Rock.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the White Rock CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.59%, are water.
White Rock Canyon
Largely undeveloped White Rock Canyon, on the eastern edge of the community, provides a wilderness recreation area heavily used by residents of White Rock and Santa Fe. The canyon was carved through basalt and tuff by the south-flowing Rio Grande. The canyon runs from the Otowi Suspension Bridge in the north and to Cochiti Dam in the south, with many smaller tributary canyons such Los Alamos, Mortandad, Water, Ancho, Frijoles, and Capulin Canyon. White Rock is situated on a portion of the west side of the canyon along with Bandelier National Monument, a section of Los Alamos National Laboratory, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, and Santa Fe National Forest. Across the river to the east rises the Caja del Rio.
For a few decades the Chili Line, a narrow gauge railroad, ran on the east bank of the river as far south as the mouth of Diablo Canyon; some day the Rio Grande Trail may occupy the abandoned right of way.
Averaging deep, the canyon provides spectacular vistas, rugged terrain and home to rare plant species as well as endangered animal species. Along the rim of the canyon are many basalt cliffs that are used by rock climbers.
White Rock Canyon Rim Trail
Distance: one way
Elevation: 6,300 to
Elevation Change:
Fitness Level: Easy
Seasons: All seasons
Trail Surface: Rocks and packed dirt
Hazards: Cliffs, rattlesnakes
Blue Dot Trail
The trailhead begins about 100 yards southwest of the overlook viewing platform, and is accessible from a small parking lot at the end of the last side road branching east off Overlook Road. Partway to the river a meadow lies on top of a large Toreva block bench (a large piece of terrain which has moved downhill as a unit). At the midway point, the material underfoot changes from dark sharp basaltic rocks to light rounded granitic stones. The trail passes a large spring seeping from scree as the trail nears the Rio Grande. This water and water from the river are not safe to drink.
Distance: one way
Elevation: 5,450 to
Elevation Change:
Fitness Level: Strenuous, but short
Seasons: All seasons, except after heavy snow
Trail Surface: Rocky and steep trail
Hazards: Cliffs, loose footing, swift river
Red Dot Trail
This trail, also known as Pajarito Springs Trail, is accessible from Piedra Loop in La Senda. Numerous petroglyphs appear along the way, unseen by many hikers concentrating on their footing on this very steep and challenging trail. The rock drawings are varied in style, from Kokopelli to abstract and geometric designs. The local Tewa may have imported some designs from Native Americans of the Great Plains. The Pajarito Springs are several in number and combine to form a small creek flowing into a pool via a small waterfall. The trail continues to the Rio Grande.
Distance: one way
Elevation: 5,500 to
Elevation Change:
Fitness Level: Strenuous, but short
Seasons: All seasons, except after heavy snow
Trail Surface: Very rocky trail
Hazards: Cliffs, loose footing, swift river
River Trail
Distance: one way
Elevation: 5,400 to
Elevation Change:
Fitness Level: Easy
Skill Level: Sections of the trail require route-finding ability
Seasons: All seasons, except after heavy snow
Trail Surface: Sand, river cobbles and rocks
Hazards: Swift river
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,226 households, and 1,860 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 841.9 people per square mile (325.1/km). There were 2,282 housing units at an average density of 317.8 per square mile (122.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.75% White, 0.25% African American, 0.53% Native American, 2.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.59% of the population.
There were 2,226 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.2% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $92,813, and the median income for a family was $96,716. Males had a median income of $77,216 versus $44,145 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,288. About 1.1% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
White Rock Master Plan
The commercial center of White Rock has been in decline since approximately 1990, due in part to loss of retail revenues to the Internet and to "big box" stores in nearby communities. Los Alamos County recently began a major effort to revitalize the White Rock commercial center by improving infrastructure and seeking to attract new businesses. Part of the motivation for this effort is the transfer to Los Alamos County of Department of Energy lands just north of State Road 4. The revitalization effort has emphasized community input and is presently being driven by the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee, with the support of the County Council.
Community parks and tot lots
Overlook Park
playground
1 youth baseball field (non-lighted)
2 youth baseball fields (lighted)
5 softball fields (non-lighted)
1 softball field (lighted)
4 soccer fields (non-lighted)
3 independent picnic areas
1 dog park
1 rc car track
1 area viewing platform (the overlook)
Piñon Park
playground
2 full basketball courts
3 tennis courts
1 skateboard park
Disc Golf Course
Rover Park
playground
1 full basketball court
2 tennis courts
1 soccer field (non-lighted)
Jeffrey Tot Lot
playground
Mountain Meadows Tot Lot
playground
Schools
Piñon Elementary School
Chamisa Elementary School
References
External links
Los Alamos County
White Rock Master Plan
White Rock Realtime Weather
LANL TA-54 weather tower adjacent to intersection of Grand Canyon and State Road 4
Rock Climbing Routes in White Rock Canyon
Census-designated places in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
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125919 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus%2C%20New%20Mexico | Columbus, New Mexico | Columbus is a village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States, about north of the Mexican border. It is considered a place of historical interest, as the scene of a 1916 attack by Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco "Pancho" Villa that caused America to send 10,000 troops there in the punitive Mexican Expedition. Columbus's population was 1,664 at the 2010 census.
History
Early history (1891-1910s)
Columbus was established in 1891 just across the Mexican border from Palomas, Chihuahua, and named after 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus. In 1902, the village was moved north when the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad built its Columbus station. This station is now converted into a museum run by the Columbus Historical Society.
About 1905, it was a very small town with a population of about 100, two of those early settlers being Colonel Andrew O. Bailey and Louis Heller. By this time, Columbus had only one general store, a saloon, and a society inspector. In time, a high school was built, and Perrow G. Mosely established the Columbus News, which later was renamed the Columbus Courier. By 1915, the town had 700 residents, the Columbus State Bank was built, four hotels were constructed, and several stores and a Baptist church were also established. At that time, the area around Columbus also had rich silver, copper, lead, and zinc deposits.
1916 Pancho Villa raid
On March 9, 1916, on the orders of Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, Colonel Francisco Beltrán, Colonel Candelario Cervantes, General Nicolás Fernández, General Pablo López, and others led 500 men in an attack against the town, which was garrisoned by a detachment of the 13th Cavalry Regiment. Villa's army burned a part of the town and killed seven or eight soldiers and 10 residents before retreating back into Mexico.
United States President Woodrow Wilson responded to the Columbus raid by sending 10,000 troops under Brigadier General John J. Pershing to Mexico to pursue Villa. This was known as the Punitive Mexican Expedition or Pancho Villa Expedition. The expedition was eventually called off after failing to find Villa, who had escaped. The Pershing expedition brought prosperity and international attention to Columbus and a realization that war had come to the border of the United States.
From 1926 to the 1990s
In 1926 after the Punitive Expedition ended, Columbus started to change and decay over the decades. Camp Furlong activity was greatly reduced. The army decided to close their camp, and the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad stopped service in Columbus. After all these events, the economy naturally faded over time.
In the 1990s Columbus started to revitalize, with the development of city and state parks, museums, RV parks, and history involving the city.
2011 gun-smuggling scandal
In July 2011, Columbus dissolved its police force after a gun-smuggling scandal that involved its village officials and others. The mayor, a village trustee, a former police chief, and nine other people were indicted in the scandal. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney from El Paso, Texas, before United States District Court Judge Robert Brack in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Of the 11 people charged, 10 pleaded guilty, with one person still at large. Sentences ranged from five years in federal prison to two years' probation.
Geography
Columbus is in southern Luna County at (31.830760, -107.641558). It is about north of the border between the United States and Mexico. The village limits extend south to the international border. The Mexican village of Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua, is across the border.
New Mexico State Road 11 leads north from Columbus to Deming, the Luna county seat, while State Road 9 leads east to Santa Teresa and west to Hachita.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Columbus has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate is a cold semi-arid (Köppen: BSk) like much of New Mexico's lower elevations outside El Paso–Juárez.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,765 people, 536 households, and 411 families residing in the village. The population density was 635.3 people per square mile (245.1/km2). There were 720 housing units at an average density of 259.2 per square mile (100.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 70.42% White, 0.68% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 25.50% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83.34% of the population.
There were 536 households, out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.89.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 39.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $13,773, and the median income for a family was $14,318. Males had a median income of $16,912 versus $12,344 for females. The per capita income for the village was $6,721. About 56.7% of families and 57.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 67.0% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.
In 2010, Columbus had the 21st-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.
Education
Columbus Elementary School is part of the Deming Public Schools District.
Columbus Elementary School is located 30 miles south of Deming, New Mexico and 3 miles north of Palomas, Chihuahua, across the border in Mexico.
About 90% of the students come from homes where Spanish is the dominant language. The staff at Columbus Elementary is required to be bilingually endorsed or working toward bilingual endorsement. The mission of Columbus Elementary School is to build on the students' bicultural and bilingual environment; they work in partnership with the parents and the community to enable students to reach their full potential.
Students from Columbus and Puerto Palomas attend Columbus Elementary from preschool up to fifth grade. Students then move on to attend Deming Intermediate School (6-8) in Deming, Hofacket Mid-High School (9-12), and Deming High School (9-12).
Deming Public Schools buses U.S. citizen students residing in Mexico (including the city of Palomas) from the United States-Mexico border to Columbus Elementary and to upper grades in Deming.
Columbus Village Library
Columbus Village Library, the town's only public library, is located at 112 West Broadway. Around 22,386 visits to this local library occur annually. Columbus Village Library has 14,989 books and serial volumes, 343 audios, 1,428 videos, and 30 computers.
City of the Sun
An intentional community called City of the Sun is on the northern edge of Columbus. Started in 1972, the community has many unique, experimental homes. Members of the community aim "to serve the Divine Purpose in community living with other Light Seekers."
In popular culture
Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus is depicted in the novel The Friends of Pancho Villa (1996) by James Carlos Blake. In Spring Break Adventure, the sixth film in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and his cousin are in town during Pancho Villa's raid, and he ends up joining Pancho Villa's army.
Columbus features in the 2008 film The Shepherd: Border Patrol starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The 1989 cult classic Sonny Boy has Columbus-based locations.
See also
Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong, a U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Columbus Air Force
References
Notes
Further reading
Morgan, Brandon. "Columbus, New Mexico: The Creation of a Border Place Myth, 1888–1916." New Mexico Historical Review 89.4 (2014) pp 481–504 online
Morgan, Brandon. "Columbus, New Mexico, and Palomas, Chihuahua: Transnational Landscapes of Violence, 1888-1930." (2013). online
External links
Pancho Villa raid
Camp Furlong and Columbus, New Mexico - 1916
From Pancho Villa To Panda Express: Life In A Border Town
Battlefields in the United States
Villages in Luna County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
1916 in Mexico
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125921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Rock%2C%20New%20Mexico | Black Rock, New Mexico | Black Rock () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Black Rock is located on the Zuñi Reservation on the left bank (south side) of the Zuñi River, approximately four miles east of the town of Zuñi, on the north side of NM Route 53. Immediately to the east of the community is the Black Rock Reservoir, which was created in 1908 by damming the Zuni River. The dam has undergone serious rebuilding three times since 1908, the most recent in the mid 1990s. Black Rock has a non-commercial airstrip built just after World War II, but not paved until 1970.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (3.43%) is water.
History
There was a spring at Black Rock and the Zuñi had irrigated fields there since about 3000 BP (950 BCE). The Zuñi had a small, seasonally occupied village on the lava flow, just north of the river, which the Spanish called "Ranchos de Zuñi".
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,252 people, 319 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 740.1 people per square mile (286.0/km2). There were 349 housing units at an average density of 206.3 per square mile (79.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.70% Native American, 7.99% White, 0.24% from other races, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Asian, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.
There were 319 households, out of which 62.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.88 and the average family size was 4.06.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 10.9% from 45 to 64, and 2.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,442, and the median income for a family was $14,950. Males had a median income of $17,105 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,952. About 57.2% of families and 61.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 73.8% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Zuni Public Schools. Zuni High School is the zoned high school.
Transport
Tribally-run A:shiwi Transit connects Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock with Gallup.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
See also
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimhall%20Nizhoni%2C%20New%20Mexico | Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico | Brimhall Nizhoni () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. The Navajo Coyote Canyon Chapter House is located in Brimhall.
Geography
Brimhall Nizhoni is located at (35.769810, -108.630803).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.06% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 373 people, 95 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 22.9 people per square mile (8.8/km2). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 8.1 per square mile (3.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.46% Native American, 0.54% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 95 households, out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.37.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,455 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,290. About 25.6% of families and 34.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.7% of those under age 18 and 34.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Zoned schools are: Twin Lakes Elementary School in Twin Lakes, Tohatchi Middle School in Tohatchi, and Tohatchi High School in Tohatchi.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Coyote Canyon Chapter, Brimhall, NH
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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125925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20Rock%2C%20New%20Mexico | Church Rock, New Mexico | Church Rock () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census. Church Rock is named for Church Rock, a prominent natural landmark with the same name.
Navajo Nation government
Geography
Church Rock is located at (35.534961, -108.611593).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,077 people, 258 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 450.7 people per square mile (174.0/km2). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 125.1 per square mile (48.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.14% Native American, 0.65% White, 0.09% African American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 258 households, out of which 56.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 31.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.17 and the average family size was 4.65.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.2% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $28,958. Males had a median income of $23,529 versus $21,016 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,780. About 34.3% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
History
On July 15, 2019, a body was found in the trunk of a burning automobile near Church Rock. The FBI published a media alert.
Uranium mining
On July 16, 1979, the dam at a United Nuclear Corporation (based in Virginia) Church Rock uranium mill was breached and spilled 1,100 tons of milled uranium ore and of heavy metal effluent into the Puerco River. This was the largest release of radioactive waste in U.S. history, but until recently, no epidemiological studies were undertaken of the effects on the population. With the declining uranium market, two of the mines closed in 1983 and the third closed in February 1986.
In 2003 the Church Rock Uranium Monitoring Project was initiated by the Churchrock Chapter of the
Navajo Nation to assess environmental impacts of abandoned uranium mines and build capacity to conduct community-based research with policy implications. Its May 2007 report found that significant radiation from both natural and mining sources remains in the area; the community is dedicated to remedy the problem as much as possible.
In 2005 the Navajo Nation prohibited any further uranium mining in the nation. In 2008 the US EPA and the Navajo EPA began a five-year plan to identify and ameliorate areas contaminated by uranium mining; their priority has been water sources and structures.
In 2013 the Churchrock Chapter passed a resolution supporting a demonstration in-situ mining at Section 8 and 17. The resolution passed with 68 in support 26 opposed and 16 abstained. Minority of community members continue to oppose mining operations as well as outside residents who reside in other chapters and non-Navajos.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Culture
In August, the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial brings members of almost all Native tribes, as well as visitors, to Red Rock State Park.
Churchrock Chapter celebrates the annual, Treaty Day Festival on June 1. The first event took place on June 1, 2010. The event is to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of 1868 between the Navajo Tribe and United States Government to emancipate the Navajo people from Fort Sumner, New Mexico (Bosque Redondo).
Economy
Church Rock is the location of Fire Rock Casino, which opened on November 19, 2008.
References
External links
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125926 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crownpoint%2C%20New%20Mexico | Crownpoint, New Mexico | Crownpoint () is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 2,500 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located along the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
History
In 1912, Crownpoint was founded by Samuel F. Stacher as an Indian Agency to serve the Navajo People in the Pueblo Bonito Agency of Northwestern New Mexico. A school house, agency office and power house were first built to accommodate future planned establishments.
Chief Becenti, a local Navajo headman, is one of the first documented leaders of the area. He resided north of Crownpoint, where later in the 1930s a small community would be named after him, called Becenti Lake.
In June 1965, Crownpoint was recognized as a local chapter government sub-unit of the Navajo Nation government. There are a total of 110 Navajo chapters across the Navajo Nation. The Crownpoint chapter serves as the center of Eastern Navajo Agency and many tribal offices are located in the community.
Geography
Crownpoint is located at (35.685890, -108.148350).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,630 people, 749 households, and 599 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 372.3 people per square mile (143.8/km2). There were 937 housing units at an average density of 132.6 per square mile (51.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.09% Native American, 8.78% White, 0.42% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.23% from other races, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 749 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 4.03.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,792, and the median income for a family was $31,384. Males had a median income of $25,040 versus $24,704 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,964. About 26.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. Crownpoint High School is the area high school.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup%2C%20New%20Mexico | Gallup, New Mexico | Gallup ( ) /nɑ̀ʔnɪ́ʒòːʒɪ́/; Zuni: Kalabwaki) is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 21,605 as of the 2020 census. A substantial percentage of its population is Native American, with residents from the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes. Gallup is the county seat of McKinley County and the most populous city between Flagstaff and Albuquerque, along the historic U.S. Route 66.
The city was founded in 1881 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and named after David Gallup, a paymaster for the railroad. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. Because of the nearby rugged terrain, it was a popular location in the 1940s and 1950s for Hollywood Westerns.
History
Gallup was founded in 1881 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. The city was named after David Gallup, a paymaster for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
During World War II, the city fought successfully to prevent 800 Japanese American residents from being placed in wartime internment,
the only New Mexico city to do so.
Gallup is known as the "Heart of Indian Country" or "The Heart of Indians" because it is on the edge of the Navajo reservation and is home to members of many other tribes as well.
Culture
U.S. Route 66 passed through Gallup, and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics of the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" ("You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, NM"). In 2003, the U.S. and New Mexico Departments of Transportation renumbered US Highway 666, the city's other major highway, as Route 491. Former Governor Bill Richardson pushed for (and got) the number changed because "666" is associated with Satan and Devil worship, and thus it was considered "cursed" or a "Beast" to some locals. The situation was exacerbated by the high death toll on the highway, which was largely a result of high rates of drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and budget shortfalls among both the New Mexico Department of Transportation and state and local law enforcement agencies.
Gallup has a modestly lively night time culture downtown, Indian dances during summertime nights, art crawls, small museums including a Navajo Code Talk museum.
Gallup commissioned a number of murals highlighting local culture and contributions dot downtown.
Being the largest city between Flagstaff and Albuquerque, Gallup claims many notable buildings, places, events and people.
The historic El Rancho Hotel & Motel has hosted a numerous array of movie stars including John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, Gregory Peck, and Burt Lancaster. The rugged terrain surrounding Gallup was popular with Hollywood filmmakers during the 1940s and 50s for the on-location shooting of Westerns. Actors and film crews would stay at that hotel during filming. Films made in Gallup include Billy the Kid (1930), Pursued (1947), The Sea of Grass (1947), Four Faces West (1948), Only the Valiant (1951), Ace in the Hole (1951), Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), A Distant Trumpet (1964), and The Hallelujah Trail (1965). Other movies shot here are Redskin (1928) and Superman (1978).
Gallup is sometimes called the "Indian Capital of the World", for its location in the heart of Native American lands, and the presence of Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and other tribes. 1/3 of the city's population has Native American roots. Gallup's nickname references the huge impact of the Native American cultures found in and around the city.
In 2013, Gallup was named by Rand McNally as the "Most Patriotic Small Town in America 2013".
Geography
Gallup is located at (35.5280783, −108.7425843). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,209 people, 6,810 households, and 4,869 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,513.7 people per square mile (584.5/km2). There were 7,349 housing units at an average density of 550.5 per square mile (212.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 43.8% Native American, 35.2% White, 31.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 2.0% Asian, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 12.0% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races.
There were 6,810 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-nuclear families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
It has close proximity to Native American reservations, and historic lack of economic development in addition to many mine closures in the last century. As a result of these mine closures, a large proportion of Gallup's households are low-income. The median income for a household in the city was $34,868, and the median income for a family was $39,197. Males had a median income of $33,380 versus $24,441 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,789. About 16.6% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Crime
Crime is a serious problem in Gallup. In 2012, violent crime was nearly five times the national average. As a result, the city has the highest violent crime rate in the state of New Mexico. According to an article published in November 2014, "Gallup saw 463 violent crimes last year including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. That’s an eleven percent increase from the year before and two times the rate of Albuquerque, the state’s largest city."
Education
Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools is the local school district.
Previously the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated Manuelito Hall in Gallup, a dormitory which housed Native American students attending Gallup-McKinley schools. In 1973 it had about 300 students. That year the BIA closed Manuelito Hall, planning to move students to various boarding schools.
Transportation
Airports
Gallup Municipal Airport, a public airport with primarily private and charter flights. The Aviation Identifier for the airport is GUP.
Major highways
Interstate 40
U.S. Route 491
Railroad
Rail freight service passes through Gallup on the Southern Transcon of the BNSF Railroad.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief provides passenger service at the Gallup train station.
Bus
The Navajo Transit System provides regional bus services throughout the Navajo Nation. Gallup is served by Route 05 to Fort Defiance, AZ and Route 06 to Crystal, NM.
The Gallup Express provides local service to Gallup and connection to Zuni, NM.
A:shiwi Transit connects Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock with Gallup.
Greyhound has a local stop on West Highway 66.
Climate
Gallup, like most of the interior Mountain West, has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The summers are hot during the day, but the high altitude and low humidity means that nights remain distinctly cool: as late as July 2 of 1997 the temperature fell to . Despite the large diurnal temperature range, most rain falls in the summer from afternoon thunderstorms. Despite the dry atmosphere, hot sun and an average of only 7.4 days with maxima below , winter nights are so cold snow is common and sometimes heavy: the maximum in a month is in December 1992 and the most in a year between July 1990 and June 1991. Actual snow cover, with the hot sun at Gallup's altitude, however, has never exceeded , and for no day averages over .
Notable people
Glenn L. Emmons, former Gallup banker (1929) and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (1953–1961)
Mike Everitt, former Major League Baseball umpire
Chon Gallegos, former NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders
Carl Nelson Gorman (Kin-Ya-Onny-Beyeh), Navajo code talker during World War II, visual artist, painter, illustrator, and professor; lived in Gallup from 1973 until 1998.
Arthur T. Hannett, Mayor of Gallup, and seventh Governor of New Mexico
Vernon Kerr, scientist and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Hiroshi H. Miyamura, Medal of Honor recipient in the U.S. Army, awarded for his actions during the Korean War
Carolyn S. Shoemaker, astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Sunshine Sykes, lawyer and jurist
Gallery
See also
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
USS Gallup, name of three ships in the United States Navy, the later two named for the city of Gallup
References
External links
Official city website
1881 establishments in New Mexico Territory
Cities in McKinley County, New Mexico
Cities in New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
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125928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakaibito%2C%20New%20Mexico | Nakaibito, New Mexico | Nakaibito () (also known as Mexican Springs) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 455 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Nakaibito is located at (35.787565, -108.807911).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 455 people, 117 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 66.2 people per square mile (25.5/km). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.12% Native American, 0.44% White, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 117 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.89 and the average family size was 4.52.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,068, and the median income for a family was $28,977. Males had a median income of $21,786 versus $28,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,546. About 24.7% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 45.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools district.
Zoned schools are, all in Tohatchi: Tohatchi Elementary School, Tohatchi Middle School, and Tohatchi High School.
Archaeology
Many archaeological investigations have been done in the general area of Nakaibito and the nearby community of Tohatchi.
References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125929 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Navajo, New Mexico | Navajo () is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census. Navajo is the most Navajo town in the United States, with 95.04% of residents having full or partial Navajo ancestry.
Geography
Navajo is located at (35.905617, -109.028733).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
To the east of Navajo is Assayi Lake, and just north of Navajo is Red Lake, Wheatfields Lake, and Tsaile Lake. There is an old existing strata volcano, Fuzzy Mountain, which in the winter gives radial sources of water to the environment. The area is rich with culture and traditions. Many of the water resources around Navajo leave the evidence of rushing streams and washes. The evergreen trees offer shading to many of the animals in the summer and provide shelter in the winter. Navajo had employed many Navajos at the sawmill, N.F.P.I. (Navajo Forest Products Industry). The mill has since gone out of business and left Navajo to struggle in the economic development. Many of the people left the Navajo area to relocate to places that had jobs readily available. Today the mill stands alone and empty. Still, Navajo exists because of the schools, the hometown market, the gas station, and the homes.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 2,097 people, 475 households, and 406 families in the CDP. The population density was 928.1 people per square mile (358.3/km). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 247.8 per square mile (95.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.42% Native American, 2.86% White, 0.48% from two or more races, and 0.24% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62%.
Of the 475 households 68.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 37.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 12.8% of households were one person and 0.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.41 and the average family size was 4.81.
The age distribution was 51.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.0% 65 or older. The median age was 17 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median household income was $14,688 and the median family income was $12,569. Males had a median income of $21,518 versus $24,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $4,551. About 64.0% of families and 67.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 76.0% of those under age 18 and 63.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates Crystal Boarding School, a K-6 boarding school, in Crystal (it has a Navajo address).
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125930 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo%20Pintado%2C%20New%20Mexico | Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico | Pueblo Pintado () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km), all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 247 people in 72 households, including 52 families, in the CDP. The population density was 23.5 people per square mile (9.1/km). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.69% Native American, 9.31% White and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40%.
Of the 72 households 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 25.0% of households were one person and 2.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 4.25.
The age distribution was 41.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median household income was $14,583 and the median family income was $18,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,760. About 50.0% of families and 64.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 89.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 66.7% of those sixty five or over.
Pueblo Pintado Great House
The ruins of an Ancestral Puebloan Great House stand in the area, 16 miles east of Pueblo Bonito, as part of the Chaco Canyon area. The name Pueblo Pintado is Spanish for "painted village", named by a guide during an 1849 expedition. The great house is estimated to have had 90 rooms, 14 to 16 kivas, and there is a great kiva to the south with an interior diameter of 58 feet. Tree ring dating, (dendrochronology) puts the construction of Pueblo Pintado at 1060-1061 AD, during the height of the Chacoan construction period.
Education
Pueblo Pintado Community School, a K-8 school, is operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).
The community is within the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools. Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School is near the CDP. Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Pueblo Pintado, a Photo Gallery
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Pueblo great houses
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125931 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramah%2C%20New%20Mexico | Ramah, New Mexico | Ramah ( – place of wild onions) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 407 at the time of 2000 census and 370 at the 2010 United States Census.
Geography
Ramah is located at (35.135013, -108.487798). Its altitude is 6,926 feet (2,111 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Surrounding countryside
Established in 1876, Ramah was one of fifty locations in the New Mexico Territory settled, under the direction of Brigham Young, by Mormon pioneers and is one of only three that remain today. Ramah was originally settled for the purpose of missionary work to be carried out within the Zuni and Navajo communities. Many of the original stone houses are still standing and are a testament to the hard work and skill of Ramah's early founders. One such building has been restored and preserved as a museum to display the heritage of the valley's past.
Ramah Lake was built by these same pioneers in order to farm the surrounding area, which receives moderate rainfall on a yearly basis. The lake relies on snowfall and spring runoff to sustain its water levels. This trait is shared by many areas in the state of New Mexico. In recent years, due to drought, the lake had dried up; the town irrigation committee used this low water level to make improvements including dredging a large amount of silt buildup and reinforcing the dam, allowing water to be used more efficiently. Modernization in irrigation has allowed water to be used more effectively.
Lying at 6926 feet above sea level, Ramah is considered by some as a high desert, but at higher elevations in includes tall pines, sandstone cliffs, and timber covered mountains. Much of the lower landscape in the surrounding area is covered with lava flows from the chain of volcanos to the south. Intermixed in the scenery are ruins of an ancient people who dotted the land.
The Ramah Lake hiking trails and the neighboring El Morro, El Calderon, and El Malpais National Monuments offer hikers beautiful views of colorful sandstone cliffs and sprawling vistas, as well as a glimpse into the past life of the ancient people who build their stone structures and lived on the land.
Ramah lies between the Zuni Indian Reservation, the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation, and the Cibola National Forest. Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, El Morro National Monument, and El Malpais National Monument are all located near the Ramah area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 407 people, 121 households, and 98 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 106.9 people per square mile (41.2/km). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 46.0 per square mile (17.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.86% White, 25.80% Native American, 0.98% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 7.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.63% of the population.
There were 121 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.81.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $35,278. Males had a median income of $17,143 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,419. About 23.0% of families and 31.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Religion
In 1968 the community was mostly made up of Mormons.
Education
Gallup-McKinley County Schools, the local school district, operates Ramah Elementary School and Ramah Middle/High School in Ramah. Due to an agreement between McKinley County and Cibola County, residents of the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation are bussed to these schools even though they are physically in Cibola County due to the long distance of the nearest Cibola County schools away from the reservation.
In 1954, a dormitory opened at Ramah Schools, which allowed the majority of residents of the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation to attend public schools close to their residences. The Ramah Village public high school closed in 1968, due to being condemned. The district also stated that the enrollment was too low. Area secondary students were reassigned to Zuni High School, then in the Gallup-McKinley district. Accordingly the dormitory became restricted only to elementary school students. Ramah Navajo High School opened in the former Ramah High School in 1970; in 1975 it moved to Pinehill, where it became Pine Hill Schools. In 1983 the Ramah Village public high school reopened. In 1995 the combined enrollment of this school and the elementary school in Ramah was fewer than 400.
Gallery
References
External links
Ramah High School Homepage
Ramah Elementary School Homepage
Ramah Museum
El Morro Old School Gallery
Along The Ancient Way – El Morro Valley Community Website
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in Ramah
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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125932 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock%20Springs%2C%20New%20Mexico | Rock Springs, New Mexico | Rock Springs () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 558 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Rock Springs is located at (35.609485, -108.826376).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 558 people, 132 households, and 114 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 92.4 people per square mile (35.7/km). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 31.3 per square mile (12.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.64% Native American, 0.18% White, 0.18% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 132 households, out of which 68.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 28.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.51.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 47.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,429, and the median income for a family was $24,271. Males had a median income of $24,250 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,499. About 39.0% of families and 44.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
History
The Rock Springs Chapter started to take form in the late 1930s. Rock Springs Chapter is part of the "Checker Board Area" in the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation. The Chapter area covers the communities of Sagebrush, China Springs, and Rock Springs. The community of Yatahey Junction (including Navajo Estates) is within the Chapter boundaries although is not governed by the Chapter. The Chapter is within commuting distance of Gallup and is influenced by this city in terms of modernization.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
References
Rock Springs Chapter Website - www.rocksprings.nndes.org
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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125933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoreau%2C%20New%20Mexico | Thoreau, New Mexico | Thoreau () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2000 census. It is majority Native American, primarily of the Navajo Nation, as this community is located within its boundaries.
Practically all residents pronounce the town's name like "thuh-ROO" (similar to "through" or "threw") and not like "thorough" or "throw." A history of the town was compiled by local author Roxanne Trout Heath in her book Thoreau, Where the Trails Cross!, published in 1982.
The ZIP code for Thoreau is 87323.
Geography
Thoreau is located at (35.414370, -108.223594).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Thoreau is located at an altitude of approximately above sea level, and east of the continental divide. Thoreau is located in a broad valley beneath a large escarpment of Entrada sandstone, which marks the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau to the north. Mount Powell and Castle Rock are landmarks along this escarpment adjacent to Thoreau. The Zuñi Mountains are to the south.
Interstate40 and the historic U.S. Route 66 pass near and through the community, respectively. New Mexico State highways 122, 371, and 612 also pass through or terminate here. Additionally, two natural gas pipelines and a major railway pass through the community.
The climate in Thoreau is arid, with the sparse vegetation typical of the region. Common plants include pinyon pine and juniper trees, sagebrush, tumbleweeds, and some short, sparse grasses. The four seasons are well pronounced. Summers are relatively mild, due to Thoreau's high elevation and persistently low humidities. Maximum temperatures do not usually exceed about . The Southwest monsoon brings thunderstorms with frequent lightning in July and August. Autumn is pleasant with warm days and cool nights. Winter is marked by frequent snowstorms, with minimum temperatures sometimes dropping to about or colder. Cold, persistent, very high winds are common in Spring, usually through much of the month of March.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,863 people, 532 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 117.1 people per square mile (45.2/km2). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 37.6 per square mile (14.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.19% White, 0.11% African American, 71.12% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.27% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.34% of the population.
There were 532 households, out of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 4.16.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,280, and the median income for a family was $29,708. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $23,092 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,516. About 23.3% of families and 30.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over.
Community
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Thoreau supports three public schools in that district. Thoreau Elementary School (grades Kindergarten through 5th), Thoreau Mid School (grades 6th through 8th), and Thoreau High School (grades 9th through 12th) serve the town as well as surrounding rural communities in eastern McKinley County. The public school mascot is the Hawks, and the school colors are green and gold.
The St. Bonaventure Indian School is in Thoreau. It started as a preschool in 1980, added an elementary school, and had high school from 1986 to 2001. It is also known as the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Academy, named after the first Native American Catholic saint in North America.
Religion
The majority-Native American population is primarily Navajo. Many practice the Navajo traditional beliefs ["medicine men and Native American Church (peyote way)]; in addition, some are also members of several Christian congregations, such as the Saint Bonaventure Catholic mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and several Protestant denominations including Baptists, Church of Christ, Church of God, and some independent evangelical congregations.
Navajo culture
Thoreau is located within the Navajo Nation, which is the largest Native American tribe in the United States. Its culture and history are strong in Thoreau. The Navajo Nation operates a Chapter House here, and many Navajo (or Diné) residents speak their native language. Thoreau is a local trading center for artisans, who create through rug weaving, sandpainting, silversmithing, potterymaking, and making turquoise jewelry. Anasazi archaeological sites connecting with Chaco Canyon can be found in and around the town.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
Casamero Pueblo, northeast of Thoreau
References
External links
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125934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohatchi%2C%20New%20Mexico | Tohatchi, New Mexico | Tohatchi () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. It is known as a health services and education hub along Highway 491. The population was reported to be 785 at the 2020 census. As Tohatchi is located on the Navajo Nation, it is designated federal trust land.
Geography
Tohatchi is located at (35.850262, -108.750709).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2018, there were 825 people, 292 households, and 225 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 167.8 people per square mile (64.8/km). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 55.8 per square mile (21.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.36% Native American, 6.85% White, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.15% of the population.
There were 292 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 4.18.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,167, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,217. About 32.0% of families and 31.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 42.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Gallup-McKinley County Schools
The three local public schools in Tohatchi are operated by Gallup McKinley County Schools. They include Tohatchi Elementary School, Tohatchi Middle School, and Tohatchi High School. The public schools are located west of Highway 491.
The Tohatchi mascot for the Gallup-McKinley County Schools is a cougar, with the school colors being maroon and gold. The Tohatchi High School Lady Cougars notably won the 2017 New Mexico High School Girls 3-A Basketball Championship.
Before Tohatchi High School was built in the 1980s, the mascot had previously been a bobcat, but the mascot was changed to a cougar sometime in the 1970s. The school colors were different as well.
BIE/BIA schools
Formerly Chuska Boarding School, Ch'ooshgai Community School is a grant school of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that offers kindergarten through 8th grade. It has a boarding facility.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) previously had a bureau-operated boarding school, Tohatchi Boarding School. The boarding school was shut down after the addition of public schools to Tohatchi. Cindy Yurth of the Navajo Times described it as one of the first such schools on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Its students included children from Tuba City, Arizona. According to Tohatchi Chapter President Edwin Begay, his father told him that the townsite was formerly an area maintained by the school to have swine. In 1979 the school had Navajo language classes and principal Phillip Belone, the latter being one of the few Navajo school principals on the Navajo Nation at the time. The boarding school was shut down after the addition of public schools to Tohatchi.
A School For Me, Inc. (ASMI)
A private, non-profit facility for students with special needs began in 1976 at Chuska Boarding School. The program aimed to provide opportunities for engaging in life skills, academics, and vocational education, as an effort to develop and maintain special education services for the local indigenous community.
ASMI served 76 students in 1977.
Local Tribal Government
Tohatchi has a chapter house, a local administrative office that governs a part of the Fort Defiance Agency of the Navajo Nation. It was built in 1952 and renovated in 1989.
Notable people
Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, Navajo academic administrator
Jennifer Nez Denetdale, educator
Juanita, Navajo weaver, wife of Chief Manuelito
Chief Manuelito, Navajo tribal leader
Shannon Pinto, politician
Wilson Halona, decorated Navajo WWI Veteran
In film
The 1965 film The Hallelujah Trail directed by John Sturges starring Burt Lancaster was shot in nearby locations with the Chuska Mountains serving as a backdrop to some of the movie's most iconic scenes.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125935 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tse%20Bonito%2C%20New%20Mexico | Tse Bonito, New Mexico | Tse Bonito (Navajo: ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States and is part of the greater Window Rock, Arizona population center, and seat of the Navajo Nation government. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Tse Bonito is located at (35.652787, -109.028385),. The northern portions of Tse Bonito lie within the Navajo Nation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 261 people, 78 households, and 62 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 185.7 people per square mile (71.5/km). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 72.6 per square mile (27.9/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.26% Native American, 22.61% White, 0.38% Asian, 2.68% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.21% of the population.
There were 78 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.77.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,077, and the median income for a family was $38,365. Males had a median income of $24,915 versus $24,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,187. About 12.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Zoned schools are: Chee Dodge Elementary School in Yah-ta-hey, Chief Manualito Middle School in Gallup, and Gallup High School in Gallup.
References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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125936 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin%20Lakes%2C%20New%20Mexico | Twin Lakes, New Mexico | Twin Lakes () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,069 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Twin Lakes is located at (35.693695, -108.768311).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 277 households, and 221 families living in the CDP. The population density was 118.7 people per square mile (45.9/km2). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.16% Native American, 0.65% from two or more races, and 0.19% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 277 households, out of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 4.42.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 40.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,618, and the median income for a family was $30,417. Males had a median income of $26,932 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,233. About 27.5% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Zoned schools are: Twin Lakes Elementary School in Twin Lakes, Tohatchi Middle School in Tohatchi, and Tohatchi High School in Tohatchi.
References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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125938 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tones%20on%20Tail | Tones on Tail | Tones on Tail was a British post-punk band formed in 1982, originally as a musical side project of Daniel Ash of the gothic rock group Bauhaus. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop."
History
While still a member of Bauhaus, Ash formed Tones on Tail early in 1982, originally as a duo with Glenn Campling, an art school friend and flatmate who had also been a roadie for Bauhaus. The band's name was a reference to the way calibration tones were recorded on the "tail" of reel-to-reel tape.
The pair issued their debut eponymous EP on 4AD in March 1982, followed by the single "There's Only One!", released by Beggars Banquet Records on 24 September. Ash sang and played guitar, Campling played bass, and both played percussion and keyboards.
After the break-up of Bauhaus in 1983, Ash and Campling were joined by Bauhaus's drummer Kevin Haskins and the band became a full-time concern for all three members. Their first release as a trio was the Burning Skies EP, issued by Situation Two on 6 May 1983.
Their sole studio album, Pop, was released by Beggars Banquet on 6 April 1984 in the UK; featuring the singles "Performance" (released 9 March) and "Lions" (released
11 May). The album was also issued in North America in altered form as The Album Pop. "Go!", the popular B-side of "Lions", was issued on its own as a single in Canada, licensed by Vertigo Records.
During October 1984, the group embarked on a short 12-date tour of the US; in concert, the band sported all white outfits.
The final Tones on Tail single, "Christian Says", was issued on 9 November 1984.
The band disbanded in late 1984, and Ash and Haskins quickly formed Love and Rockets with former Bauhaus bassist David J.
The 1998 compilation Everything! compiled every Tones on Tail track in remastered form, plus a radio interview with Ash and Haskins.
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett said: "With their former band's generally gloomier shadows left behind, what Ash and Haskins draw from their time with Bauhaus is that group's melange of styles—their most underappreciated strength". Richard Williams of The Michigan Daily said "Tones on Tail carries on with the traditional Bauhaus taste for the macabre, but charts new courses of twisting the pop thing." James Muretich of The Calgary Herald wrote "From the ashes of Bauhaus has arisen a British trio that is turning into one of the most impressive and macabre dance bands around."
Discography
Studio albums
Pop (1984, Beggars Banquet Records)
EPs
Tones on Tail (1982, 4AD)
Burning Skies (1983, Situation Two)
Something! (1998, Beggars Banquet Records)
Singles
"There's Only One!" (1982, Beggars Banquet Records)
"Burning Skies" (1983, Situation 2)
"Performance" (1984, Beggars Banquet Records)
"Lions" (1984, Beggars Banquet Records)
"Go!" (1984, Vertigo Records)
"Christian Says" (1984, Beggars Banquet Records)
Compilation albums
Tones on Tail (1985, Situation Two)
Night Music (1987, Beggars Banquet Records)
Tones on Tail (1990, RCA Records/Beggars Banquet Records)
Everything! (1998, Beggars Banquet Records)
Weird Pop (2011, Beggars Banquet Records)
References
External links
http://www.tonesontail.net
Bauhaus (band)
English post-punk music groups
English gothic rock groups
Musical groups established in 1982
Musical groups disestablished in 1984
1982 establishments in England
Beggars Banquet Records artists
4AD artists
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125940 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%20Simpson | Jeffrey Simpson | Jeffrey Carl Simpson, OC (born February 17, 1949), is a Canadian journalist. Simpson has been The Globe and Mail's national affairs columnist for almost three decades. He has won all three of Canada's leading literary prizes—the Governor General's Award for non-fiction book writing, the National Magazine Award for political writing, and the National Newspaper Award for column writing. He has also won the Hyman Solomon Award for excellence in public policy journalism and the Donner Prize for the best public policy book by a Canadian. In January, 2000, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Simpson retired from the Globe at the end of June 2016.
Early life
Simpson was born in New York City and moved to Canada when he was 10 years old. Educated at the University of Toronto Schools, he graduated from Queen's University in 1971 in History and Political Science. There, he worked for the campus radio station CFRC and won the university's Tricolour Award in his graduating year. He then went on to the London School of Economics.
In 1972 to 1973, he worked as a Parliamentary Intern in Ottawa, where he worked for Ed Broadbent. Then, he joined The Globe and Mail.
Career
Simpson's ongoing career with the Globe began at City Hall in Toronto and with coverage of Quebec politics. In 1977, he became a member of the paper's Ottawa bureau, and eighteen months later he was named The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief. From 1981–1983, Simpson served as The Globe and Mail's European correspondent based in London. From January 1984 until June 2016, he wrote a daily Globe and Mail column on national affairs.
Simpson has written numerous magazine articles for such publications as Saturday Night, Report on Business Magazine, the Journal of Canadian Studies and Queen's Quarterly. He has spoken at dozens of major conferences in Canada and internationally on a variety of domestic and international issues.
Simpson is a frequent and enthusiastic participant in regular political debate on radio or television, in French and in English. He has been a guest lecturer at such universities as Oxford, Edinburgh, Harvard, Princeton, Brigham Young, Johns Hopkins, Maine, California plus more than a dozen universities in Canada.
In 1993–1994, Simpson was on leave from his column as a John S. Knight fellow at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He has been a Skelton-Clark fellow and Brockington Visitor at Queen's University. He has also been a John V. Clyne fellow at the University of British Columbia, a distinguished visitor at the University of Alberta and a member of the Georgetown University Leadership Seminar. He has been awarded honorary doctorates of laws from the University of British Columbia and the University of Western Ontario.
Simpson has been a member of the board of trustees at Queen's University; the board of overseers at Green College, University of British Columbia; the advisory board of the Review of Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta; the editorial board of The Queen's Quarterly, and the Canadian Consortium for Asia-Pacific Security at York University and the University of Toronto. He has been vice-chairman of the City of Ottawa Library Board.
Simpson is a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
In 2006, Simpson was awarded the Charles Lynch Award in recognition of his outstanding coverage of national issues.
Simpson is also an outspoken critic of the monarchy of Canada and has written in favour of republicanism in his column.
Simpson is an avid Ottawa Senators fan and in 2011 attempted to convince the team to replace its general manager, referencing his position as the Globe's national affairs columnist on the newspaper's letterhead to demand the change. He threatened to not renew his season tickets, if the team did not fire the GM.
Simpson is also a member of the Trilateral Commission
Books authored
Simpson has authored eight books:
1980 - Discipline of Power, winner of the 1980 Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction.
1988 - Spoils of Power
1993 - Faultines, Struggling for a Canadian Vision
1996 - The Anxious Years
2000 - Star-Spangled Canadians
2001 - The Friendly Dictatorship
2007 - Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge (co-authored with Mark Jaccard and Nic Rivers)
2012 - Chronic Condition: Why Canada's Health Care System Needs to be Dragged into the 21st Century
See also
List of newspaper columnists
References
Information provided by The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.
1949 births
Living people
Alumni of the London School of Economics
American emigrants to Canada
Canadian Anglicans
Canadian political journalists
Canadian political commentators
Officers of the Order of Canada
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers
Canadian republicans
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125941 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yah-ta-hey%2C%20New%20Mexico | Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico | Yah-ta-hey () is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 580. The English name for this place is an approximation of a Navajo greeting, though the actual Navajo name means "like a devil", in reference to J.B. Tanner, who operated the trading post located here; the same name is used for Aneth, Utah, where Tanner also worked.
Geography
Yah-ta-hey is located at (35.627018, -108.790430).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 156 households, and 138 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 146.3 people per square mile (56.6/km). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 45.4 per square mile (17.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.31% Native American, 16.21% White, 0.34% Asian, 8.10% from other races, and 6.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.90% of the population.
There were 156 households, out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 3.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,023, and the median income for a family was $53,203. Males had a median income of $25,682 versus $26,184 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,307. About 21.2% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Zoned schools are: Chee Dodge Elementary School in Yah-ta-hey, Chief Manualito Middle School in Gallup, and Gallup High School.
References
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125942 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuni%20Pueblo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: Halona Idiwan’a meaning Middle Place. Zuni people are referred to as a:shiwi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,302 as of the 2010 Census. It is inhabited largely by members of the Zuni people.
The first contact with Spaniards occurred in 1539 in the ancient village of Hawikku when Esteban, an Arab/Berber of Moroccan origin, entered Zuni territory seeking the fabled "Seven Cities of Cibola" and when Marco da Nizza, an Italian franciscan, reached Zuni Pueblo and called it Cibola.
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
Geography
Zuni Pueblo is located at (35.069327, -108.846716).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,367 people, 1,488 households, and 1,334 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 720.0 people per square mile (278.1/km). There were 1,622 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile (70.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.03% Native American, 2.12% White, 2.01% Hispanic or Latino, 0.03% African American, 0.03% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races.
There were 1,488 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.26 and the average family size was 4.54.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,559, and the median income for a family was $22,067. Males had a median income of $18,345 versus $18,635 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,908. About 40.0% of families and 43.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.7% of those under age 18 and 41.7% of those age 65 or over.
Transport
The area is served by the nearby Andrew Othole Airport, four miles to the west.
Tribally-run A:shiwi Transit connects Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock with Gallup.
Education
Zuni Public Schools, established in 1980, operates schools serving the community. Prior to 1980 it was in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Zuni High School is the zoned high school.
St. Anthony School, Zuni (K-8), of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, is in Zuni Pueblo. The school began operations on September 3, 1923. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration operated the school. Its initial enrollment was 43.
The Zuni Public Library is located at 27 East Chavez Circle. In 1974, Dr. Lotsee Patterson and Ben Wakashige started a project to help tribal areas establish libraries. The Zuni library opened in 1975.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
Zuni Indian Reservation
Zuni people
References
External links
Pueblo of the Zuni - official site
Zuni Department of Tourism
Historic photos of Zuni Pueblo, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer
American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
Pueblo
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
Native American history of New Mexico
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125943 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon%20Mound%2C%20New%20Mexico | Wagon Mound, New Mexico | Wagon Mound is a village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is named after and located at the foot of a butte called Wagon Mound, which was a landmark for covered wagon trains and traders going up and down the Santa Fe Trail and is now Wagon Mound National Historic Landmark. It was previously an isolated ranch that housed four families that served as local traders. The shape of the mound is said to resemble a Conestoga wagon. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 314. It was also called Santa Clara for many years. The village, with brightly painted houses and several stores and shops, is located on the plains of northeastern New Mexico. Interstate 25, which skirts the western side of town, gives a view of the majority of the town. Wagon Mound is not growing rapidly, but it has seen new construction along I-25, with new buildings on the northeast side of town as well.
Geography
Wagon Mound is located at (36.007223, -104.707194).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 369 people, 172 households, and 99 families residing in the village. The population density was 364.1 people per square mile (141.1/km). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 226.9 per square mile (87.9/km). The racial makeup of the village was 45.53% White, 51.22% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 87.80% of the population.
There were 172 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $17,273, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $20,357 versus $16,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,459. About 23.8% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Wagon Mound Public Schools is the only school in Wagon Mound, serving kindergarten through 12th grade. The population of the school has been steadily decreasing and the student population is an estimated 67 as of the beginning of the 2008–2009 school year. Wagon Mound Public Schools is working with Luna Community College in Las Vegas, New Mexico to provide students with opportunities for college credit.
Notable people
Hector Balderas, New Mexico Attorney General
Edward Chávez, painter
Town Anthem
"Where the grass is tall and there's nothing 'round
That's where I'll call home, ollllll wagon mound!"
Gallery
References
External links
Wagon Mound, New Mexico
Villages in Mora County, New Mexico
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125944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamogordo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Alamogordo, New Mexico | Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 30,403 as of the 2010 census. Alamogordo is known for its connection with the 1945 Trinity test, which was the first ever explosion of an atomic bomb.
Humans have lived in the Alamogordo area for at least 11,000 years. The present settlement, established in 1898 to support the construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, is an early example of a planned community. The city was incorporated in 1912. Tourism became an important economic factor with the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1933, which is still one of the biggest attractions of the city today. During the 1950–60s, Alamogordo was an unofficial center for research on pilot safety and the developing United States' space program.
Alamogordo is a charter city with a council-manager form of government. City government provides a large number of recreational and leisure facilities for its citizens, including a large park in the center of the city, many smaller parks scattered through the city, a golf course, Alameda Park Zoo, a network of walking paths, Alamogordo Public Library, and a senior citizens' center. Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a nonprofit shared military/civilian facility that is also the hospital for Holloman.
History
Tularosa Basin has been inhabited for at least 11,000 years. There are signs of previous inhabitants in the area such as the Clovis culture, the Folsom culture, the peoples of the Archaic period, and the Formative stage. The Mescalero Apache were already living in the Tularosa Basin when the Spanish came in 1534, and Mescalero oral history says they have always lived there. The Spanish built a chapel at La Luz (about from the future site of Alamogordo) in 1719, although La Luz was not settled until about 1860.
The city of Alamogordo was founded in June 1898, when the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, headed by Charles Bishop Eddy, extended the railway to the town. Eddy influenced the design of the community, which included large wide thoroughfares and tree-lined irrigation canals. Charles Eddy's brother, John Arthur Eddy, named the new city Alamogordo ("large/fat cottonwood" in Spanish) after a grove of fat cottonwoods he remembered from the Pecos River area. When Alamogordo was laid out in 1898, the east–west streets were given numerical designations, while north–south streets were named after states. The present-day White Sands Boulevard was then called Pennsylvania Avenue.
Several government buildings in Alamogordo were constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a government program created in 1935 in response to the Great Depression. These include the Otero County Administration Building at 1101 New York Avenue, a Pueblo style building originally constructed as the main U.S. Post Office in 1938. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The main entrance portico features frescoes by Peter Hurd completed in 1942. The Post Office moved out in 1961, and the building was used by a succession of Federal agencies and was known as the Federal Building. The last Federal agency to occupy it was the United States Forest Service who used it as the headquarters of the Lincoln National Forest until October 2008, when that agency moved to a newly constructed building. Ownership of the building was transferred to Otero County government and many government offices were moved from the Courthouse to the new Administration Building in February 2009.
In 1983, Atari, Inc. buried over 700 thousand Atari 2600 video game cartridges, most notably E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, in Alamogordo's landfill. Alamogordo briefly made international news in late 2001 when Christ Community Church held a public book burning of books in the Harry Potter series, and several other series, on December 30.
Geography
As of 2010, Alamogordo had a total area of , all land. The city is located at an elevation of on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains and on the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin. It lies within the Rio Grande rift and in the northernmost part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Tectonic activity is low in the Tularosa Basin. Plants native to the area are typical of the southern New Mexico foothills and include creosote bush, mesquite, saltbush, cottonwood, desert willow, and many species of cactus and yucca.
The Tularosa Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin; that is, no water flows out of it. Because of this and because of the geology of the region, water in the basin is hard: it has very high total dissolved solids concentrations, in excess of 3,000 mg/l. The Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, a Bureau of Reclamation laboratory doing research and development on desalination of brackish water, is located in Alamogordo. The gypsum crystals of White Sands National Park are formed in Lake Lucero. Water drains from the mountains carrying dissolved gypsum and collects in Lake Lucero. After the water dries, the winds pick up the gypsum crystals and distribute them over the basin.
Climate
Alamogordo has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low and usually confined to the monsoon from July to September, when half a typical year's rainfall of will occur – although December 1991 did see . The wettest calendar year has been 1941 with and the driest 1952 with , while the wettest month on record has been September 1941 when fell. September 1941 also saw the largest daily rainfall at Alamogordo with falling on the 22nd of that month.
Temperatures outside of monsoonal storms are very hot during the summer: 94.8 days exceed and temperatures as high as occurred on June 22, 1981 and July 8 of 1951. During the winter, days are very mild and sunny, but nights are cold, with reached on 73.6 mornings during an average winter, although only seven mornings have ever fallen to or below , with the coldest temperature recorded at Alamogordo being during a major cold wave on January 11, 1962. Snow is very rare, with a mean of no more than and a median very close to zero. The most snowfall in one month was in December 1960.
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 31,384 people. During the 2000 census, there were 13,704 households, and 9,728 families residing in the city. There were 15,920 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 75.4% White; 5.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 12.1% from some other race, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.0% of the population.
There were 13,704 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
In 1999, the median income for a household in the city was $30,928, and the median income for a family was $35,673. Males had a median income of $28,163 versus $18,860 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,662. About 13.2% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
Alamogordo's and Otero County's July 1, 2008, population were estimated at 35,757 and 62,776 respectively by the United States Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program.
German community
Previously Alamogordo had a German community due to the presence of the German Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base; in 1992 that air force made Holloman its main pilot training center in the United States. Holloman was chosen due to its weather conditions. There was a subdivision called "Little Germany" with houses that had German-style electrical outlets. The Deutsche Schule Alamogordo educated German children, as did the local schools. Additionally area supermarkets had German cuisine.
There were to be 1,110 German dependents and 900 German military personnel in Alamogordo by 1999. By 2003 there were about 2,000 Germans in Alamogordo. That year there were tensions between Americans and Germans since Germany chose not to join the U.S. in the Iraq War.
The German military withdrew from the base in 2019.
Economy
Alamogordo is the economic center of Otero County, with nearly half the Otero County population living within the city limits. Alamogordo today has very little manufacturing and has a primarily service and retail economy, driven by tourism, a large nearby military installation and a concentration of military retirees. In 2006 the per capita income in Otero County was $22,377 versus per capita income in New Mexico of $29,346.
Economic history
Alamogordo was founded as a company town to support the building of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, a portion of the transcontinental railway that was being constructed in the late 19th century. Initially its main industry was timbering for railroad ties. The railroad founders were also eager to found a major town that would persist after the railroad was completed; they formed the Alamogordo Improvement Company to develop the area, making Alamogordo an early example of a planned community. The Alamogordo Improvement Company owned all the land, platted the streets, built the first houses and commercial buildings, donated land for a college, and placed a restrictive covenant on each deed prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, or sale of intoxicating liquor.
Tourism became an important part of the local economy from the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1934. Construction began on the Alamogordo Army Air Field (the present-day Holloman Air Force Base) in 1942, and the Federal government has been a strong presence in Alamogordo ever since. Education has also been an important part of the local economy. In addition to the local school system, Alamogordo is home to the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, founded in 1903, and a branch of New Mexico State University founded in 1958. The largest non-government employer in the city is the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center with 650 employees in 2008.
Military impact
Holloman Air Force Base, located approximately west of the city limits, is the largest employer of Alamogordo residents, and has a major effect on the local economy. According to some estimates, Holloman accounts for half of the Alamogordo economy. According to the 49th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office, as of January 2008 Holloman directly employs 6,111 personnel with a gross payroll of $266 million. It indirectly creates another 2,047 jobs with a payroll of $77 million. The estimated amount spent in the community, including payroll, construction projects, supplies, services, health care, and education, is $482 million.
An estimated 6,700 military retirees live in the area. Counting both USAF and German Air Force personnel there are 1,383 active military and 1,641 military dependents living on base and 2,765 active military and 2,942 military dependents living off base. After 27 years of training at Holloman, the German Air Force left in 2019. They relocated their pilot training to Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
Future Combat Systems is a wide-ranging modernization project of the US Army. Much of the work will be done at Fort Bliss, with some at White Sands Missile Range and some at Holloman Air Force Base. Alamogordo is expected to get some economic benefit due to its proximity to these three bases.
Economic development
Otero County Economic Development Council is a nonprofit organization founded in 1984. Its focus has generally been on job creation and recruiting and expanding businesses in Otero County, including helping them satisfy business regulations in New Mexico and lining up funding. Its role expanded in 2000, when Alamogordo passed an Economic Development Gross Receipts Tax. OCEDC continues to work to attract businesses, but now it also helps develop the incentive packages that will be paid by the new tax, and a portion of the tax receipts go to fund OCEDC's operating expenses. Formal economic development plans have been adopted by Alamogordo and by Otero County.
OCEDC has recruited several new employers by using financial incentives. A 1-800-Flowers call center opened in November 2001 and received $1.25 million in city rent abatements, a 50% reduction in property taxes from Otero County, and $940,000 in plant training funds from the State of New Mexico.
A Sunbaked Biscuits cookie factory opened in 2006 and received $800,000 in job-training incentives from the state.
When the company went out of business in 2007, Marietta Baking took over the cookie factory and received interest-free loans, job-training incentives, and partial forgiveness of indebtedness for job creation.
A branch office of PreCheck Inc., a company performing background checks of health-care workers, opened in 2006. PreCheck received $2.4 million in high-wage job creation tax credits, $1.5 million in job-training subsidies, $1.5 million in capital outlay money for roads and infrastructure, a $625,000 allocation from City of Alamogordo for upgrading sewer lines in the area, and 20.8 acres of land from Heritage Group, a developer.
The Otero County Film Office,
an office of Otero County Economic Development Council, promotes film-making in Otero County by publicizing potential locations in the county and New Mexico's film financial incentive programs and by recruiting extras for film productions. It sponsors the Desert Light Film Competition for middle and high school students to encourage learning about the film industry.
The 2007 film Transformers spent $5.5 million in New Mexico and $1 million in Alamogordo.
Arts and culture
There are two amateur theatrical groups in Alamogordo. Alamogordo Music Theatre
produces two musical productions annually at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts. The NMSU-A Theatre on the Hill produces an annual spring performance for young audiences at the Rohovec Fine Arts Center on the New Mexico State University at Alamogordo campus,
and an annual Fall performance for general audiences.
Annual cultural events
The Earth Day Fair is held annually on the last Saturday in April at Alameda Park Zoo. It features a butterfly release, a science fair, activities for children, and information booths from local health agencies and nonprofits.
Otero County Fair is held annually in early August at the County Fairgrounds at the corner of White Sands Boulevard and Fairgrounds Road in Alamogordo. It features a rodeo, animal judging, food and game booths, and carnival rides. Nonprofit and government agencies set up information booths in the exhibit hall.
The Cottonwood Arts and Crafts Festival is put on each Labor Day Weekend in Alameda Park by the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce. It is primarily a showplace for vendors of handmade items, but also features music, entertainment, and food.
White Sands Balloon Invitational is held annually in late September. Hot air balloons launch from the Riner-Steinhoff Soccerplex on First Street or from White Sands National Park and float over the Tularosa Basin.
Oktoberfest Until the German Air Force left in 2019, Oktoberfest was celebrated annually in late September, hosted by the German Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base. The public was invited, and shuttle buses ran between Alamogordo and the base.
Visitor attractions
New Mexico Museum of Space History is a state museum with the International Space Hall of Fame.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, located at 1110 New York Avenue, is a 590-seat theater created in 1988 from a re-purposed movie theater. It hosts concerts and live theatrical performances by touring groups, and is the venue for the local amateur group Alamogordo Music Theater.
Alamogordo Museum of History (formerly Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum) collects artifacts related to the history of Alamogordo and the Tularosa Basin. It is a private museum, operated by the Tularosa Basin Historical Society.
Among notable items in the collection is a 47-star US Flag; New Mexico was the 47th state admitted to the Union, and US flags were made with 47 stars only for one month, until Arizona was admitted.
The Museum shop has a large collection of local history books. The Historical Society also publishes its own series of monographs on local history, Pioneer.
The Museum had planned to move from its location at 1301 N. White Sands Boulevard to a historic adobe building at the corner of White Sands Boulevard and Tenth Street by the end of 2008,
but as of July 2009 this plan has stalled due to lack of money to renovate the building.
American Armed Forces Museum is a museum on U.S. Route 82 near Florida Avenue that opened in 2011. It collects and displays all kinds of military memorabilia from all wars and military engagements.
The Shroud Exhibit And Museum, located in White Sands Mall, showcases a full-sized back-lit photographic transparency of the Shroud of Turin, a religious relic believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. They also feature a working VP8 Image Analyzer, the only one in the world where one can walk in and interact with this old analog computer. This town was founded the same year (1898) that Secundo Pia took the first photograph of the Shroud which started the modern investigation into the Shroud. This is highlighted in the museum. In 1977 in Albuquerque, they held the conference that resulted in the 1978 study of the Shroud with more scientists from New Mexico than any other state. The displayed photograph was created from the 1978 photographs made by Barrie M. Schwortz as part of the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP). The displays include historical background materials, scientific information, kiosks with a variety of information, videos available for viewing and an exhibit of electronic image analysis of the shroud, among other interesting artifacts.
The Alameda Park Zoo, the oldest zoo in the southwestern U.S., is located in the city. Several Union-Apache battles were fought near Oliver Lee Memorial State Park.
The Toy Train Depot, New Mexico's first railroad museum and home of America's Park Ride Train Museum located on the north end of Alameda Park, 1991 N White Sands Blvd, Alamogordo, NM 88310
A sculpture called "The World's Largest Pistachio" is at McGinn's PistachioLand along U.S. 54.
Sports
The Lady of the Mountain Run is held in December at the Griggs Sportsplex. The race consists of a half marathon, 10K, 5K, or corporate cup relay, and raises money for the needs-based Lady of the Mountain Scholarship Fund at NMSU-Alamogordo. Fun run/walks are popular in Alamogordo, although most are one-shot affairs put on as part of some larger event. One recurring event is Walk Out West, a walk held each October in Alameda Park Zoo. It incorporates a health fair, live music, and events for children. An offshoot of this is Dance Otero, an informal approach to ballroom dancing as a form of physical exercise that meets throughout the year. Both programs are run through Otero PATH, a local nonprofit that encourages preventive measures for good health.
There are a number of annual sports events. The Tommy Padilla Memorial Basketball Tournament is an annual event held in March. It is an adult tournament that raises money for scholarships for Alamogordo High School students. The Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is a national program that holds a tournament in Alamogordo each year in May. Prior to 2008 it was hosted by the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce, and since then by the City of Alamogordo. The city receives 72% of the entry fees and 5% of the gross proceeds taken in by vendors. The event is held annually at Washington Park in conjunction with Saturday in the Park and Armed Forces Day.
In 2009 more than 233 teams participated in the tournament. Several golf tournaments are held each year at Desert Lakes Golf Course, including the Robert W. Hamilton Charity Golf Classic.
Alamogordo's sole professional sports team is the White Sands Pupfish, a baseball team that played at Jim Griggs Field from 2011 to 2019, in the independent Pecos League, but did not play in a 4 team, abridged 2020 season hosted in Houston due to pandemic concerns.
Parks and recreation
Alamogordo has numerous small parks scattered through the city, and a few larger ones. Some notable parks include:
Alameda Park is a city park lying on the west side of White Sands Boulevard between Tenth Street and Indian Wells Road. Most of the park is shaded by cottonwood trees. At the south end of the park is Alameda Park Zoo and at the north end is The Toy Train Depot, a railroad and toy train museum.
Washington Park is a city park in the center of town, bounded by Washington and Oregon Avenues and running from First Street to Indian Wells Road. City Hall and several other city buildings are located in the park. At the north end of the park is Kids Kingdom, a children's play area with a giant jungle gym.
There are public athletic fields at the Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex, located at the corner of Florida Avenue and Fairgrounds Road, and the Travis C. Hooser Ballfield Complex (also called Walker Field) located at the corner of U.S. Route 70 and Walker Road.
The Alamogordo Family Recreation Center, at 1100 Oregon Avenue, is a city-owned facility offering a weight room, swimming pool (open seasonally), and basketball gym. There are outdoor tennis courts north of the building.
The Alamogordo Senior Center is a city facility for senior citizens that provides a social center and an exercise room and serves congregate meals and Meals on Wheels.
Desert Lakes Golf Course is a city-owned golf course located at the south end of town on Hamilton Road at Desert Lakes Road. It is an 18-hole course. The clubhouse houses a restaurant and a pro shop. There is a PGA golf pro on duty at the course.
Not inside the city but nearby are several national and state parks. Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is about 10 miles south on U.S. Route 54, offers camping, hiking, and picnicking. White Sands National Park is located about southwest of Alamogordo along U.S. Route 70. The area is in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin valley area and comprises the southern part of a field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. The Lincoln National Forest, whose headquarters are in Alamogordo, is a mountainous area that starts about northeast of Alamogordo and offers hiking, fishing, and camping. The Sidney Paul Gordon Shooting Range, located about north of town at 19 Rock Cliff Road in La Luz, is a supervised range with rifle, pistol, and archery ranges. Several competitions are held at the range each month.
Government
Alamogordo was incorporated in 1912. It is a charter city (also called a home rule city
), and the charter is included as Part I of the Code of Ordinances.
It has a Council-manager government form of government (called Commission/Manager in New Mexico). There are seven city commissioners, each elected from a district within the city, on staggered 4-year terms. The city manager is considered the chief executive officer of the city and is tasked to enforce and implement the City Council's directives and policy. The mayor is a member of the City Council. As of 2018, Richard Boss holds the position of mayor.
Alamogordo's fiscal year ends on June 30 each year; thus Fiscal Year 2008 runs from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. The FY 2008 budget projects income of $61,454,402
and expenditures of $73,655,777. Sources of City government income and their percentages of the whole were: gross receipts tax (31%), miscellaneous (23%), grants (22%), user fees (19%), and property tax (5%).
Education
New Mexico State University Alamogordo is a two-year community college established in 1958. As of 2016, it has approximately 1,800 students. There are two high schools (including the comprehensive Alamogordo High School), three middle schools, and 11 elementary schools in the Alamogordo Public School District. Prior to 2008 there were two private schools in Alamogordo: Legacy Christian Academy and Father James B. Hay Catholic School. A third private school, Imago Dei Academy, opened in August 2008 and provides a classical Christian education.
The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a state school located in Alamogordo. The German government formerly operated the Deutsche Schule Alamogordo (German School) for children of German Air Force personnel stationed at the German tactical training center at Holloman Air Force Base until the 2019 withdrawal of German forces. Following this, the aforementioned Imago Dei Academy purchased the building.
Alamogordo Public Library serves Alamogordo and Otero County. The library at New Mexico State University Alamogordo is also open to the public.
Media
The main newspaper in Alamogordo is Alamogordo Daily News (ADN), owned by MediaNews Group. ADN is published six days a week; on Monday, when it does not appear, subscribers receive the El Paso Times.
ADN also publishes Hollogram, a free weekly newspaper distributed at the nearby Holloman Air Force Base and covering happenings on base.
There was no alternative newspapers published in Alamogordo but The Ink, a free Las Cruces monthly newspaper devoted to the arts, is distributed in the city. There is now however a free online paper operated as citizen journalism produced by 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/ The city government publishes City Profile, a monthly print newsletter that is mailed to all households in the city and is published electronically on the city web site,
and Communiqué, a blog with city news.
One television station, KVBA-LD, broadcasts from Alamogordo. It has a religious format, and a weekly local news magazine broadcast Thursday through Saturday.
Cable television service is provided by Baja Broadband.
There are two commercial radio broadcast companies, WP Broadcasting and Burt Broadcasting; each operates several stations in several formats.
There are two "listener-supported" radio stations that do not carry advertising but depend on sponsorships and donations. KLAG has a gospel music radio format and some live coverage of local events, including many remote broadcasts from civic events.
KALH-LP is a low-power FM station that carries a variety radio format, network news on the hour, and local news on some hours.
Neither station is an NPR affiliate. The local NPR outlet is KRWG-FM in Las Cruces, which reaches Alamogordo through a local relay transmitter.
Several major motion pictures were filmed in or near Alamogordo. The 2007 film Transformers was shot primarily at White Sands Missile Range, with additional filming at Holloman Air Force Base, both in the Alamogordo area.
Its 2009 sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen also prominently featured these two military bases.
The 2009 film Year One was shot partly at White Sands National Monument, near Alamogordo.
Alamogordo was one of the fourteen cities profiled in the 2005 documentary 14 Days in America.
The Otero County Film Office maintains a list of films shot partly or wholly in Alamogordo and Otero County.
In May 2013, Alamogordo's City Commission approved a deal for Canada-based film production company Fuel Industries to excavate the Atari landfill site. Fuel Entertainment partnered with Xbox Entertainment Studios and Lightbox to make a documentary about the 1983 massive game burial of Atari games, said to be one of the gaming culture's greatest urban legends. On April 26, 2014, video game archaeologists began sifting through years of trash from the old Alamogordo landfill. The first batch of E.T. games was discovered after about three hours of digging, and hundreds more were found in the mounds of trash and dirt scooped by a backhoe. In the deal between the City of Alamogordo and Fuel Entertainment regarding the excavation, Fuel Entertainment was to be given 250 games or 10 percent of what was found.
Infrastructure
Major highways
The major intercity surface routes from Alamogordo are U.S. Highways 54, 70, and 82, all of which are four-lane roads. The major north–south street within the city is White Sands Boulevard. The Charlie T. Lee Memorial Relief Route, which is designated as U.S. Route 54 and 70, is a bypass road constructed to the west of the city in 2001 to relieve congestion on White Sands Boulevard.
U.S. Route 70 and U.S. Route 54 traverses through the north and south ends of the city. At the south end of the city, White Sands Boulevard is a major named street that merges into U.S. Route 54/Charles T. Lee Memorial Relief Route, running south to El Paso, Texas. In the south part of the city, U.S. Route 70 splits from U.S. Route 54 in a southwestern direction towards Holloman Air Force Base, White Sands National Park, White Sands Missile Range, and Las Cruces. At the north end of the city, White Sands Boulevard and the Charles T. Lee Memorial Relief Route become a merged U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70 running north to Tularosa. U.S. Route 82 starts at the same point and runs east to Cloudcroft and the mountain communities of Otero County, and then to Artesia. Meanwhile, in Tularosa, U.S. 70 and U.S. 54 both split in which U.S. 70 heads east through the mountains, and towards Ruidoso and Roswell, while U.S. 54 heads north towards Carrizozo and keeps going north until it heads east again starting in Vaughn.
Other transportation
Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport is the municipal airport located in the Alamogordo area. It is primarily used for general aviation.
There is no longer scheduled commercial service from New Mexico Airlines, previously operated under a subsidy from the Essential Air Service program.
Greyhound Lines offers intercity bus service to Alamogordo.
There is daily shuttle van service between Alamogordo and El Paso International Airport.
Z-Trans is the mass transit system, providing paratransit and scheduled service within the city center and to White Sands Mall, Holloman Air Force Base and Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero. Z-Trans is unusual in that it is privately owned (by Zia Therapy Center, a non-profit), although it does get some local and state subsidies.
Union Pacific provides railroad freight services. Currently there is no intercity passenger train service.
The Alamogordo city government is building a network of bike routes and walking routes. More information and maps are in the Alamogordo Comprehensive Plan.
The New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association operates a Rails to Trails project to convert old railroad beds to walking trails. Its trail system in Otero County, the Cloud Climbing Rail Trail, is planned to eventually surround Alamogordo.
Utilities
Electric power is supplied within the city by PNM Resources. PNM also provides electrical power in the Tularosa Basin, while Otero County Electric Cooperative, a member cooperative of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and of Touchstone Energy, serves other areas of the county. Natural gas is supplied within the city by New Mexico Gas Company. Severn Trent operates both the water and sewage treatment facilities for the City of Alamogordo. Severn Trent maintains all water storage facilities, booster pump stations, city wells and treats the waste water to be re-used by the city to water the parks, Desert Lakes Golf Course and is sold to construction companies for dust control. Rural houses have individual wells.
Alamogordo has a dark sky ordinance to reduce the amount of light pollution in the night skies. The ordinance was passed in 1990 to promote the growth and scientific productivity of Apache Point Observatory.
City streetlights are high-pressure sodium vapor lamps.
Healthcare
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a private not-for-profit 99-bed general hospital that serves the Alamogordo area. The hospital is a shared military/civilian facility that is also the hospital for nearby Holloman Air Force Base.
The Otero County Community Health Council prepares a detailed health profile
each year with many facts and figures about health in Otero County. Otero County is ranked in the middle of most health rankings within the state. New Mexico is near the bottom of most national rankings, for example it was 38th in the United Health Foundation 2007 report, but has been slowly improving (it was 40th in 2005).
When health-promoting features are considered, instead of the healthiness of the population, Alamogordo is ranked as one of the 50 healthiest places to live in the United States, among six in New Mexico.
Civic boosters such as the Chamber of Commerce
publicize this ranking.
Notable people
Among scientists, Edward Condon, a physicist and a past director of National Institute of Standards and Technology, was born in Alamogordo.
Alan Hale, an astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp, grew up in Alamogordo and lives in nearby Cloudcroft.
Among politicians, Edwin L. Mechem, a past governor and United States Senator from New Mexico, was born in Alamogordo, as was Cindy Chavez, a past member of the city council of San Jose, California.
Edward Lee Howard, a former CIA case agent who allegedly gave classified material to the Russians and later defected to the Soviet Union, is an Alamogordo native.
In sports, professional soccer player Adam Frye, jockey Donna Barton Brothers, and former professional American football cornerback Conrad Hamilton were all born in Alamogordo. Professional golf brothers Brad and Bart Bryant are from Alamogordo. Award Winning NCAA Coach and 2 time Olympic Trials Athlete turned Author/Artist Rene Sepulveda was born in Alamogordo.
Joshua Wheeler, author of Acid West. A native of Littlefield, Texas and raised in Alamogordo.
Alexis Duprey, crowned Miss New Mexico in 2013 and again in 2015, is from Alamogordo. Mai Shanley, who became Miss USA 1984, represented the city as Miss New Mexico USA.
Lead singer of 2020 GRAMMY Nominee Black Pumas, Eric Burton, grew up in Alamogordo and graduated from Alamogordo High School.
Susan Powell, who disappeared in Utah in 2009 and is believed to have been murdered by her husband Josh Powell, was born in Alamogordo and lived there as a young child.
References
External links
Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce
referenced in the western movie - Four Faces West - joel McCrea, Charles Bickford;
and El Moro, Inscription Rock, Truth and Consequence mountain...a good movie ending
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125945 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%20Acres%2C%20New%20Mexico | Boles Acres, New Mexico | Boles Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,638 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Boles Acres is located at (32.818336, -105.974675).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 463 households, and 355 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 90.8 people per square mile (35.1/km2). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 43.6 per square mile (16.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.86% White, 1.28% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 6.91% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.44% of the population.
There were 463 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,048, and the median income for a family was $51,029. Males had a median income of $32,656 versus $19,779 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,207. About 9.4% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is zoned to Alamogordo Public Schools. Sierra Elementary School and Yucca Elementary School serve sections of Boles Acres. Mountain View Middle School is the zoned middle school for all of Boles Acres. Alamogordo High School is the district's comprehensive high school.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in Otero County, New Mexico
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125946 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudcroft%2C%20New%20Mexico | Cloudcroft, New Mexico | Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, and is located within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 674 at the 2010 census. Despite being located in an otherwise arid region, its high elevation (; one of the highest in the U.S.) allows for a mild summer that makes it a popular tourist attraction in west Texas and southern New Mexico. It was named by Fodor's in 2002 as the Number 3 "Most Overlooked and Underrated Destination Spot." Tourism remains the primary economic driver of the village.
History
In the 1890s, the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, organized by brothers Charles Bishop Eddy and John Arthur Eddy, arrived in the newly founded town of Alamogordo intending to continue the rail line north to the mining town of White Oaks and beyond. This required a steady supply of timber. In 1898 the Eddy brothers sent a survey crew into the Sacramento Mountains to determine the feasibility of extending a line up the summit to harvest the forests. The crew reported that not only was it possible, but the area could attract visitors. The name of Cloudcroft – a pasture for the clouds – was suggested and work on the line soon began.
By the end of the year, the rail line had been extended as far as Toboggan Canyon, and construction was started on a pavilion at the summit to provide accommodations for the anticipated tourists. It consisted of a dining room, kitchen, parlor, entertainment hall, and 40 tents set on wooden platforms. In May 1899 the railroad reached Cox Canyon and in June 1899, "The Pavilion" was formally opened by John Eddy. The first visitors rode the train as far as Toboggan and finished the journey by stagecoach. Favorable reports in newspapers quickly made Cloudcroft a popular destination. An additional resort, The Lodge, was built as a more upscale alternative to The Pavilion. The rail line arrived in Cloudcroft in early 1900, and in June 1900 the train depot was finished, located just west of The Pavilion. Meeting the trains became a daily activity in the village, with three arriving each day, bringing lumber, mail, and passengers.
In 1909, The Lodge burned down; it was rebuilt at its present location in 1911. The Pavilion also burned twice in the 1920s, but was rebuilt each time to conform to the original plans.
The Lodge at Cloudcroft hosted numerous famous guests, including Judy Garland, Gilbert Roland, Clark Gable, and Pancho Villa. In the 1930s the resort was managed by Conrad Hilton, who was born and raised in San Antonio, New Mexico. Hilton was familiar with The Lodge and wanted to be closer to his family as his own hotel chain slowly began its climb to prominence.
As automobiles grew in popularity, the rail line began to lose money. Passenger service ended in 1938, and the last freight train ran in 1947. Since then, tourism in Cloudcroft has grown beyond The Lodge and Pavilion to Burro Street near Highway 82, where many small shops and restaurants are located.
The Mexican Canyon Trestle is a surviving example of the now defunct rail line that once ran up the mountain from Alamogordo to Cloudcroft. It is located off Highway 82 just under one mile west of Cloudcroft.
Cloudcroft business district fire
An early morning fire on Monday, December 13, 2010, in Cloudcroft destroyed two downtown buildings and caused smoke damage to several other businesses along Burro Avenue, Cloudcroft's main street and a tourist attraction.
The 100-year-old Pine Stump Mall building, housing numerous businesses on the boardwalk, burned to the ground, while the Copper Butterfly building, gutted by the fire, left the building's walls standing without a roof. Later that day, fire crews were forced to demolish the Copper Butterfly because of fire damage.
Cloudcroft Mayor Dave Venable, owner of the Pine Stump Mall, said no one was injured in the fire and the buildings were unoccupied at the time of the blaze, which began around 4 a.m. The elimination of six businesses and related jobs just before Christmas was a serious economic loss to the community.
New Mexico TV station KRQE first broke the story on Twitter which quickly became a source of updates through the day on the fire, including Cloudcroft Webcam which happened to be directed at Burro Avenue and the affected area.
The cause of the fire was undetermined as of the day of the fire. Later investigation suggested that an electrical short, possibly related to holiday decorations, sparked the initial fire.
Geography
Cloudcroft is located at (32.954680, -105.740500). Elevation is about .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate of Cloudcroft and the Sacramento Mountains is cooler and receives more precipitation and snowfall than the surrounding areas in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
Cloudcroft meets the criteria of a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), if the coldest-month isotherm is used. It is the southernmost urban area on the North American continent with such a climatic subtype.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 749 people, 320 households, and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was 500.2 people per square mile (192.8/km2). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 614.4 per square mile (236.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 90.66% White, 0.80% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 3.47% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.49% of the population.
There were 320 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,795, and the median income for a family was $52,292. Males had a median income of $40,750 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,301. About 8.7% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Events
Cloudcroft is home to three festivals, each taking place at Zenith Park. Various arts and crafts are sold from local and regional artists, live music and entertainment is provided, activities and competitions are held, and local civic groups and churches sell traditional fair food. May Fair is seen as the kickoff of the summer tourist season on Memorial Day Weekend. The weekend following 4th of July is the July Jamboree, the smallest and newest of the three festivals. In October, the third and final event, Oktoberfest, is celebrated. It has an autumn atmosphere with the local aspen groves turning golden rather than a traditional German Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is seen as a final outdoor event before the winter snows and the close of the traditional tourist season.
Education
It is in Cloudcroft Municipal Schools.
Transportation
U.S. Route 82
Nearby towns and cities
Alamogordo, west of the town along U.S. Route 82
Holloman Air Force Base, west of the town, just past Alamogordo
Roswell, northeast of the town
Ruidoso, northeast of the town
Carlsbad, southeast of the town
Sunspot, south of the town along Sunspot Highway
Notable people
Ronny Cox, actor, singer, songwriter, and storyteller
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
Lincoln National Forest
References
External links
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
Villages in Otero County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
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125948 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Luz%2C%20New%20Mexico | La Luz, New Mexico | La Luz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. Until 1848, La Luz was a part of Mexico. The CDP gets its name from the Spanish word for "light."
Geography
La Luz is located at (32.976378, -105.945497).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
La Luz sits at the opening of La Luz Canyon Creek, whose headwaters are high in the Sacramento Mountains. The waters of La Luz and Fresnal creeks are used by both the much larger city of Alamogordo, just to the south of La Luz and by La Luz in a ditch or acequia system. The City of Alamogordo has constructed a large reservoir to the south of La Luz to impound these waters.
History
Native Americans lived in the area for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the late 16th Century. The Mescalero Apache homelands covered an area of south-central New Mexico including the Sacramento Mountains and the Tularosa Basin. Today, the ancestral homelands of the Apache have been reduced to those lands contained in the Mescalero Apache Reservation, approximately 30 miles northeast of La Luz. There is some dispute over the founding of La Luz. By some accounts, it was founded by Franciscan friars as early as the 18th Century and called Nuestra Señora De La Luz (Our Lady of the Light). Early maps of the area include this notation and La Luz Canyon may have served as an early pass over the Sacramento Mountains connecting with the Peñasco river, which eventually flows into the Pecos River near present-day Artesia, New Mexico. The Sacramento Mountains reach a height of 9,000 feet.
It is well documented that a large group of Hispanic settlers came to the area around 1864 leaving villages along the Rio Grande in the vicinity of present-day Socorro, New Mexico, after devastating floods had occurred. These settlers founded the Village of Tularosa along the banks of Tularosa Creek and established a large acequia system and agricultural area.
Anglo settlers arrived in increasing numbers in the area especially after the Civil War with some establishing large ranches in the Tularosa Basin and nearby areas to supply beef to nearby Fort Stanton. Increasing rivalries between various competing factions would result in the Lincoln County War. The arrival of the railroad in the area brought rapid change to the area. The railroad reached El Paso, ninety miles to the south, in 1882. Charles B. Eddy and partners constructed a branch line from El Paso northward to exploit the timber resources of the Sacramento Mountains and coal deposits further north near present-day White Oaks, New Mexico. The establishment of the railroad resulted in the founding of Alamogordo in 1898 just a few miles south of La Luz. Eddy then constructed a branch into the Sacramento Mountains that went through La Luz and climbed to approximately 9,000 feet within the span of a few miles. Often referred to as the "Cloud Climbing Railroad" it was an engineering marvel. The mountain section of the railroad was dismantled in the early 1940s. The Village of Cloudcroft was established in the Sacramento Mountains and offered residents of El Paso an escape from the heat during the summer. Eddy's partner and lawyer for the railroad, William Ashton Hawkins, established a farm and large home which still stands in La Luz.
In the early Twentieth Century, Rowland Hazard III (1882–1945), the heir of an industrial fortune from Rhode Island, came to the area and established a large ranch and farm in the canyon areas above La Luz. He had the Coronado Lodge constructed as a hunting lodge in Cottonwood Canyon out of native stone in the early 1920s. Hazzard also established the La Luz Pottery Works after discovery of rich clay deposits in La Luz Canyon. The pottery works were well known for the manufacture of clay roof tiles and other architectural components such as chimney pots as well as extremely large pottery vessels. The pottery works supplied contractors nationwide at a time when the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style was at its height. Both the Coronado Lodge and the pottery works remain as fine examples of this type of architecture.
Economy
The largest employer in the surrounding area is Holloman Air Force Base. La Luz itself is largely residential and agricultural in land use but a small market is located on the state maintained road that connects the village to Highway 70. La Luz has long been known for the many fruits that are grown in the area including figs, apricots, plums and peaches. Apples, cherries, and pears are grown in the higher elevations in the canyon areas to the east of the village. The surrounding area also has a number of vineyards and pistachio groves. A number of artists also reside in the area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,615 people, 648 households, and 463 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 150.7 people per square mile (58.2/km2). There were 738 housing units at an average density of 68.9 per square mile (26.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.71% White, 0.43% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 10.40% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.70% of the population.
There were 648 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,625, and the median income for a family was $29,719. Males had a median income of $30,213 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,258. About 10.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is zoned to Alamogordo Public Schools. La Luz Elementary School is the zoned elementary school of the area, while Chaparral Middle School is the zoned middle school. Alamogordo High School is the district's comprehensive high school.
La Luz School District consolidated into the Alamogordo district on July 1, 1959.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in Otero County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125949 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mescalero%2C%20New%20Mexico | Mescalero, New Mexico | Mescalero () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, located on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census.
History
The settlement was originally called Blazer's Mill, the location of a famous gunfight during the Lincoln County War.
Geography
Mescalero is located at (33.157440, -105.780482).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.3 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,338 people, 404 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 68.9 people per square mile (26.6/km2). There were 373 housing units at an average density of 20.9 per square mile (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.06% White, 0.16% African American, 90.59% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.68% of the population.
There were 351 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 33.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 3.88.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.4% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,353, and the median income for a family was $22,969. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,573 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,554. About 34.5% of families and 39.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.7% of those under age 18 and 34.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Mescalero Apache Schools is a tribal K-12 school associated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). It is outside of the Mescalero CDP although it has a Mescalero post office address.
Tularosa Municipal Schools is the local school district.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in Otero County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125950 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timberon%2C%20New%20Mexico | Timberon, New Mexico | Timberon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, and is within the Sacramento Mountains at the southern edge of the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 309 at the 2000 census.
Timberon has a nine-hole golf course, as well as a lodge, a pool, a church, an airstrip and a volunteer fire department. The residents consider it a retirement and resort community. Children are bussed into Cloudcroft for public school.
Geography
Timberon is located at (32.631675, -105.692254). Timberon is located in a forested valley, known as Sacramento Canyon, on the southern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. The Sacramento Creek, an intermittent creek, flows southeast through the valley. The community extends up several crosscutting canyons including Arkansas Canyon, Graveyard Canyon and Carrisa Canyon. The elevation in Timberon varies from 6,900 to 7,200 feet. Jefferies Peak at is located directly to the east of the valley, and Culp Peak at lies to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
History
The land that now constitutes the community of Timberon was purchased from the State of New Mexico in 1933 by Judge Paul Moss. Moss had a hunting lodge there and cut some timber. In the 1960s the land was owned by Willie Farah, of El Paso, Texas who built an airstrip there. Development of the community really began when the property was sold to the North American Land Development Corporation in March 1969. The volunteer fire department was begun in 1974, the firehouse was completed in 1981 and the post office opened that same year. In 1976 a missile from White Sands Missile Range went awry and landed in the middle of the community. The road into Timberon was paved in 2005.
In July 2016 a fire destroyed almost eighty structures, including forty-four homes in Timberon.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 309 people, 145 households, and 98 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.3 people per square mile (5.9/km). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 22.7 per square mile (8.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.59% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 4.21% from other races, and 3.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.62% of the population.
There were 145 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. One person households made up 29.7% of all households with 14.5% of all households being someone living alone who was over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,519, and the median income for a family was $25,804. Males had a median income of $13,000 versus $25,278 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,743. About 2.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 4.9% of those 65 or over.
Education
It is within Cloudcroft Municipal Schools.
In the 1970s children were bussed to the elementary school in Weed, New Mexico, but because of the difficulties of winter travel, an elementary school was established in December 1980 that operated just during the three winter months. The school building, known as the Little Red School House, offered Kindergarten through Sixth Grade instruction under the Alamogordo School District. By 1992 it became a year-round school. The projected enrollment for the 1992-1993 school year was around 9, but because multiple Weed parents decided to send their children to Timberon instead, the actual enrolled student count that year was 18. Weed Elementary School closed in August 1992 as the enrollment count was zero despite a projected enrollment of 18.
In November 1992 the Cloudcroft district's board passed a resolution to annex portions of the Alamogordo district, including Timberon. In a separate motion the district drew new electoral boundaries with the annexed area effective the approval of said annexation.
The Little Red Schoolhouse continued under the administration of the Cloudcroft School District until May 2002, after which students were bussed to Cloudcroft.
See also
Lincoln National Forest
References
External links
The Timberon Mountaineer
Timberon info pages from the Mountain Times
Timberon Development Council, Inc.
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125951 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularosa%2C%20New%20Mexico | Tularosa, New Mexico | Tularosa is a village in Otero County, New Mexico. It shares its name with the Tularosa Basin, in which the town is located. To the east, Tularosa is flanked by the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The population was 2,842 at the 2010 census. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the town, north of the much larger Alamogordo, experienced moderate growth and construction as a bedroom community, especially in the housing industry. Tularosa is noted for its abundance of cottonwood shade trees and its efforts to preserve the adobe-style architecture of its past.
History
Tularosa gets its name from the Spanish description for the red or rose colored reeds growing along the banks of the Rio Tularosa. The Rio Tularosa, which still exists along the north side of the village, attracted the original settlers as a water source in the desert. Settlers attempted to establish a settlement in 1860 but were unsuccessful due to Mescalero Apache raids. Two years later, after a battle at nearby Round Mountain, Hispanic farmers from the Rio Grande valley succeeded in settling the area. The Mission Church, St Francis de Paula was built to honor a promise made to St Francis that if no one was killed in the battle at Round Mountain, the townspeople would build a church dedicated to him. In 1863, the Town of Tularosa was formally established and was mapped with 49 blocks and water rights distributed and recorded.
The original acequia (ditch irrigation system) remains virtually unchanged and provides the water for the trees lining the streets, private gardens, and landscaping that give Tularosa its unique character.
In 1979, the Tularosa Original Townsite District, consisting of the original 49 blocks on including 182 buildings, was declared a historic district and recorded in the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2008 Tularosa became an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The local branch of the program, Keep Tularosa Beautiful, received a grant in 2008 of $10,000 for beautification projects from Waste Management.
Geography
Tularosa is located at (33.076282, -106.021699).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. At the northern side of town is the Tularosa Creek which flows out of Tularosa Canyon, descending from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, and which separates the Sacramento Mountains to the south from the Sierra Blancas to the north. The Coyote Hills are to the north-east of town, foothills of the Sacramentos.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,864 people, 1,134 households, and 765 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 68.61% White, 0.87% African American, 4.26% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 21.51% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.08% of the population.
There were 1,134 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.
The population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household was $27,522, and the median income for a family was $30,313. Males had a median income of $23,654 versus $18,080 for females. The per capita income in Tularosa was $12,507. About 19.5% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
Festivals and events
The Rose Festival is held annually, usually in the first weekend of May. There is an old-timer's picnic, a Rose Queen, arts and crafts - all celebrating the abundance of blossoming flowers. Other celebrations are the Fiesta of St. Francis de Paula.
Luminarias line the church plaza and the highway on Christmas Eve, giving a soft glow of welcome to those driving through on U. S. Highways 70 and 54.
The luminaria display on Christmas Eve is perhaps Tularosa, New Mexico’s best-known treasure. This one-night-only display of light, love and tradition is one of the best parts of the holiday season in the Tularosa Basin.
Thousands of luminarias are displayed throughout the Village on Christmas Eve. A luminaria, in case you just moved here from Ohio or another country altogether, is a candle carefully set in sand inside of a paper bag and lit to create a warm glow at night.
There are sometimes conflicting opinions about the correct use of the term “luminaria”. Most of us refer to the paper bag lantern in this way, but traditionalists insist the correct term is 'farolitos'. Historically, a true luminaria is a series of small bonfires lining the road. According to tripsavvy.com, luminarias have their roots in the 1800s. Originally, small bonfires were used to guide people to Christmas mass. Often, they are associated with the final night of Las Posadas, which is the symbolic representation of when Mary and Joseph were seeking shelter in Bethlehem, walking from home to home for a place to rest.
For about 20 years, most of the luminarias displayed in Tularosa were supplied through a cooperative effort between the Tularosa Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Tularosa.
Points of interest
The Tularosa Original Townsite District is a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes Saint Francis de Paula church.
Transportation
The two major highways are U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70. From the south, both highways are merged as they come into town, but the highways diverge toward the north end of town with Route 54 continuing north, and Route 70 heading east.
In the early 1900s the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad build a railroad line down from the coal mines at Dawson, New Mexico through Tucumcari and Carrizozo to Tularosa and continuing to El Paso. In 1924, that line later became part of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which merged with Union Pacific Railroad in 1996.
There is a privately owned airstrip at Beckett Farm in Tularosa. The nearest commercial airports are the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport and the Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport.
Education
Tularosa Public Schools is part of the Tularosa Municipal Schools School District. The school district has two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. In Tularosa are Tularosa Elementary School, Tularosa Middle School and Tularosa High School.
Brenda Vigil is the Superintendent of Schools.
Notable people
Jan Clayton, film and stage actress
Dianna Duran, former New Mexico Secretary of State
Steve Ontiveros, MLB pitcher
Katherine D. Ortega, 38th Treasurer of the United States
Ace Powell, painter and sculptor
Kim Stanley, film and stage actress
Tammie Jo Shults, pilot who safely landed Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Gary Paulsen, author
In popular culture
Bob Dylan mentions Tularosa in his song “Billy #4”. The verse is “Gypsy queens will play your grande finale, way down in some Tularosa alley.”
Tularosa has been the setting for a number of Western novels, including:
Tularosa by Michael McGarrity
Lucky In Love by Stacey Coverstone
West of the Tularosa: A Trio by Louis L'Amour
Hard Country by Michael McGarrity
It is also the subject and name of a song by Paul Young entitled "Tularosa" on the album "Paul Young" (1997).
Some footage from the 2009 movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was shot in and around Tularosa.
USS Tularosa
The village had a United States Navy Mettawee-class gasoline tanker named after it. The USS Tularosa (AOG-430) was built by East Coast Shipyards, Inc. and launched on 17 December 1944; sponsored by Miss Patricia Hefferman; acquired by the Navy on 4 January 1945 and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 10 January 1945. It saw World War II service before being decommissioned on 23 April 1946.
References
Further reading
Sonnichsen, C. L. (1960) Tularosa-Last Of The Frontier West
External links
Tularosa Basin
Villages in Otero County, New Mexico
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125952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%2C%20New%20Mexico | House, New Mexico | House is a village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census.
Geography
House is located at (34.648034, -103.903803).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
House is surrounded mostly by ranch and farm land.
Infrastructure
The village includes a co-operative store and gas station, a community center, and a highschool. The logo for the highschool team is a Cowboy.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 72 people, 34 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was 78.3 people per square mile (30.2/km2). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 56.5 per square mile (21.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.44% White, 2.78% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.
There were 34 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,300. There were 5.0% of families and 14.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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125953 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%2C%20New%20Mexico | Logan, New Mexico | Logan is a village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,042 at the 2010 census.
History
Logan was born when the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad constructed a bridge over the Canadian River. Eugene Logan was a well-known Texas Ranger who came to work on the bridge.
In 1963 and 1964, Ute Dam, its reservoir, and Ute Lake State Park were built west of Logan.
On March 23, 2007, severe thunderstorms passed through Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. The storms spawned several tornadoes including one in Logan, which destroyed 30 motor homes and mobile homes. Three were injured.
Geography
Logan is located at (35.361492, -103.447733). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (5.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,094 people, 485 households, and 342 families residing in the village. The population density was 137.5 people per square mile (53.1/km). There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 126.9 per square mile (49.0/km). The racial makeup of the village was 89.21% White, 0.27% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 6.12% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.38% of the population.
There were 485 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $24,871, and the median income for a family was $31,528. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $16,393 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,069. About 7.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
U.S. Route 54 highway runs through this village. NM 540 highway ends at Logan.
The Union Pacific Railroad passes through Logan, and there is one short siding.
References
External links
Ute Lake State Park and Village of Logan
Ute Lake State Park
Villages in Quay County, New Mexico
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125954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Jon%2C%20New%20Mexico | San Jon, New Mexico | San Jon () is a village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 216 at the 2010 census.
History
The village was founded in 1902 and grew after the arrival of the railroad in 1904. It was once an important local commercial center and stop on U.S. Route 66 and home to numerous tourist-oriented businesses, such as gasoline service stations, cafes and motels. However, when Interstate 40 bypassed the village in 1981, the local economy went into a decline, leading most of those businesses to shut down. Today, only one motel is still in operation and all of the gas stations and dining establishments are centered around the I-40 interchange on the north side of town.
Geography
San Jon is located at (35.107614, -103.330396).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
The village is located on I-40 at New Mexico State Highway 469 and is east of Tucumcari.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 306 people, 118 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was 116.5 people per square mile (44.9/km). There were 133 housing units at an average density of 50.6 per square mile (19.5/km). The racial makeup of the village was 87.91% White, 1.63% Native American, 6.54% from other races, and 3.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.03% of the population.
There were 118 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $22,917, and the median income for a family was $27,000. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $16,607 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,592. About 14.3% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.6% of those 65 or over.
References
External links
Brief information about San Jon
Old San Jon
Villages in Quay County, New Mexico
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125955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucumcari%2C%20New%20Mexico | Tucumcari, New Mexico | Tucumcari (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established.
History
In 1901, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad built a construction camp in the western portion of modern-day Quay County. Originally called Ragtown, the camp became known as "Six Shooter Siding", due to numerous gunfights. Its first formal name, Douglas, was used only for a short time. After it grew into a permanent settlement, it was renamed Tucumcari in 1908. The name was taken from Tucumcari Mountain, which is situated near the community. The origin of the mountain's name is uncertain; it may have been derived from the Comanche word tʉkamʉkarʉ, which means 'ambush'. A 1777 burial record mentions a Comanche woman and her child captured in a battle at Cuchuncari, which is believed to be an early version of the name Tucumcari.
In December 1951, a water storage tank collapsed in the city. Four were killed and numerous buildings were destroyed.
Former railroad transit point
Tucumcari until the mid-twentieth century was a junction for transcontinental train service. The Rock Island Railroad ran pool train operations with the Southern Pacific, with transfers at the station (for the Tucumcari-Los Angeles leg of the trip). The Choctaw Rocket (Memphis-Little Rock-Tucumcari-El Paso-Los Angeles) made the switch there (for the coach cars). The Golden State (Chicago-Kansas City-Topeka-Tucumcari-El Paso-Los Angeles) ran continuous through the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.13% is water.
Climate
Tucumcari has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), characterized by cool winters and hot summers. Rainfall is relatively low except during the summer months, when thunderstorms associated with the North American monsoon can bring locally heavy downpours. Snowfall is generally light, with a mean of and a median of . Due to the frequency of low humidity, wide daily temperature variations are normal.
The record high temperature at Tucumcari was on July 13, 2020, and the record low temperature on January 13, 1963. The hottest monthly mean maximum has been in July 2011 and the coldest mean minimum in January 1963, although the coldest month by mean maximum was January 1949, with a mean high of .
The wettest calendar year has been 1941, with and the driest, 1934, with . The most rainfall in one month was in July 1950. The most rainfall in 24 hours was on June 21, 1971. The most snowfall in one year was , from July 1918 to June 1919. The most snowfall in one month was , in February 1912.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,989 people, 2,489 households, and 1,607 families residing in the city. The population density was 793.8 people per square mile (306.7/km). There were 3,065 housing units at an average density of 406.2 per square mile (156.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 75.87% White, 1.29% African American, 1.39% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 17.10% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51.41% of the population.
There were 2,489 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,560, and the median income for a family was $27,468. Males had a median income of $25,342 versus $18,568 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,786. About 19.1% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
The buildings formerly at Metropolitan Park (locally known as "Five Mile Park" because it is located about five miles (8 km) outside of town) were designed by Trent Thomas, adapted from his design of La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. The park once featured New Mexico's largest outdoor swimming pool. Owing to deterioration, Metropolitan Park was named to the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance's list of Most Endangered for 2003. In 2010, the park's main building caught fire and burnt to the ground. The city of Tucumcari razed the site weeks after the fire.
In 2014, a series of suspicious fires destroyed abandoned buildings, including the Tucumcari Motel, Payless Motel, and a house in the 500 block of North Fourth Street. A former Tucumcari Police Department officer and several others have been charged with arson.
The town formerly hosted an air show each year. The show held on October 4, 2006, was canceled after one hour when a single-engine plane crashed, resulting in the pilot's death.
Tucumcari Tonite, Route 66, and tourism
For many years, Tucumcari has been a popular stop for cross-country travelers on Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66 in the area). It is the largest city on the highway between Amarillo, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Billboards reading "TUCUMCARI TONITE!" placed along I-40 for many miles to the east and west of the town invite motorists to stay the night in one of Tucumcari's "2000" (later changed to "1200") motel rooms. The "TUCUMCARI TONITE!" campaign was abandoned in favor of a campaign which declared Tucumcari, "Gateway to the West". However, on June 24, 2008, Tucumcari's Lodgers Tax Advisory Board, the group responsible for the billboards, voted to return to the previous slogan.
Old U.S. Route 66 runs through the heart of Tucumcari via Route 66 Boulevard, which was previously known as Tucumcari Boulevard from 1970 to 2003 and as Gaynell Avenue before that time. Numerous businesses, including gasoline service stations, restaurants, and motels, were constructed to accommodate tourists as they traveled through on the Mother Road. A large number of the vintage motels and restaurants built in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are still in business despite intense competition from newer chain motels and restaurants in the vicinity of Interstate 40, which passes through the city's outskirts on the south.
Tucumcari is the home of over 50 murals. Most were painted by artists Doug and Sharon Quarles and serve as a tourist attraction.
Downtown
Most of Tucumcari's oldest buildings lie along or near Main Street in the Historic Downtown area. These include:
Rock Island-Southern Pacific Train Station (built 1926, restored 2011)
Odeon Theatre (built 1937, still operating)
Crescent Creamery (vacant)
Masonic Temple (still operating)
Princess Theater (under renovation)
Also located in the downtown area are the concrete arches that once surrounded the Hotel Vorenburg, which was demolished in the 1970s after being damaged by fire. The Federal Building, commonly known as Sands-Dorsey Drug, was damaged by two fires before finally being demolished in 2015. The location is now a park.
Education
Schools in Tucumcari include:
Tucumcari Early Head Start and Head Start (non-public daycare and preschool)
Tucumcari Elementary School (public Pre-K through fifth grade)
Tucumcari Middle School (public sixth grade through eighth grade)
Tucumcari High School (public ninth grade through twelfth grade)
Mesalands Community College (community two-year institution of higher learning)
Notable people
In 1896, Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum and his associates robbed a post office and store in Liberty, NM, a community that dissolved after the railroad bypassed it. Many of Liberty's residents moved to the nearby railroad siding that eventually became Tucumcari. Some of the local residents believe that there is a cave in a mesa south of Tucumcari that may hold some loot from the robbery of Liberty, New Mexico.
Musician Bob Scobey was born in Tucumcari in 1916.
American character actor Paul Brinegar was born in Tucumcari.
Tucumcari High School graduate Stan David was a star safety for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and played 16 NFL games for the Buffalo Bills in 1984. He was listed as number 48 in the Sports Illustrated list of "The 50 Greatest New Mexico Sports Figures".
Rex Maddaford, who competed for the New Zealand team in the 1968 Summer Olympics, has been a long-time Tucumcari Public Schools faculty member.
In popular culture
Many of the scenes in the television show Rawhide (1959–1966) starring Clint Eastwood were shot in the Tucumcari area.
Tucumcari is the setting of one of the first scenes in Sergio Leone's 1965 film For a Few Dollars More, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonté. This is a prochronism, as Tucumcari was founded many years after the historical period in which For a Few Dollars More takes place.
A scene in the 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop, starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, and Warren Oates, was filmed at a gasoline service station on U.S. Highway 54 just northeast of Tucumcari. Tucumcari Mountain is clearly visible at the beginning of this scene.
In the David Stone Series featuring Micah Dalton, the lead character was raised in Tucumcari.
Scenes for the film, Hell or High Water, were filmed in Tucumcari on June 1, 2015.
A segment of the 2018 movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs centers around an unsuccessful attempt to rob a bank in Tucumcari.
A plot strand in series 5 of AMC’s Better Call Saul, the prequel to Breaking Bad, revolves around legal battles to oust a resident from their house near Tucumcari so that Mesa Verde, Kim’s client, can build a call center there.
The USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) hydrofoil was built by Boeing and began service in 1968. It was decommissioned in 1972 after running aground in Puerto Rico.
In Barry Levinson's Rain Man, Tom Cruise says he's in Tucumcari while on a payphone.
Tucumcari is referenced in the song Willin' by the Country Rock band Little Feat.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County, New Mexico
Baca–Goodman House (former listing)
Blue Swallow Motel
Cactus Motor Lodge (structure no longer exists)
References
External links
City of Tucumcari
Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce
Cities in New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
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125956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcalde%2C%20New%20Mexico | Alcalde, New Mexico | Alcalde (Spanish for mayor) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 285 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 377 people, 121 households, and 99 families in the CDP. The population density was 735.3 people per square mile (285.4/km). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 269.2 per square mile (104.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 37.40% White, 0.27% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 54.64% from other races, and 5.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.12%.
Of the 121 households 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 16.5% of households were one person and 7.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.39.
The age distribution was 32.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median household income was $37,969 and the median family income was $38,250. Males had a median income of $31,375 versus $20,341 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,656. About 10.7% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
Climate
Education
It is in Española Public Schools. Alcalde has one elementary school, Alcalde Elementary. The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.
Oñate Monument Center
The Oñate Monument Center located in Alcalde on New Mexico Highway 68.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Abiquiu Online – Serving the Northern New Mexico Area
Los Matachines – Alcalde, photo gallery
Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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125957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chama%2C%20New%20Mexico | Chama, New Mexico | Chama is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the Rocky Mountains about south of the Colorado-New Mexico border.
Geography
Chama is located at (36.894777, -106.584406), on the Rio Chama, south of the Colorado border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.
History
Chama is the western terminus of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, a steam-driven, narrow gauge heritage railway which carries visitors to and from Osier, Colorado, and Antonito, Colorado, during the summer months. It is the remaining 64 mile portion of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad's San Juan Extension built in the 1880s between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado. The route was abandoned in the late 1960s and the tracks from Chama westward to Durango were torn up soon afterwards.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 1,199 people, 467 households and 312 families residing in the village. The population density was 467.9 per square mile (180.8/km). There were 601 housing units at an average density of 234.5 per square mile (90.6/km). The racial makeup of the village was 67.56% White, 1.58% African American, 2.67% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 25.10% from other races, and 3.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 71.23% of the population.
There were 467 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.13.
26.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median household income was $30,513, and the median family income was $31,983. Males had a median income of $27,167 compared with $20,054 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,670. About 11.9% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Pop culture
Chama has been featured in numerous films, including The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) The Cowboys (1972), Bite the Bullett (1975), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1989), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Wyatt Earp (1994), Wild Wild West (1999), All the Pretty Horses, (2000), Appaloosa (2008), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Godless (2016), and Hostiles (2017).
An episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations was filmed around the Rio Chama. A 2014 episode of the Discovery Channel miniseries Klondike was also filmed around Chama.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with short, cool-to-warm summers and long, cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chama has a subarctic continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
See also
Chama, Colorado
Rio Chama
Cumbres Pass
San Juan Mountains
San Juan Express
References
External links
Village website
Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce
Villages in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
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31080299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Blue%20Moon%20%28musical%29 | The Blue Moon (musical) | The Blue Moon is an Edwardian musical comedy with music composed by Howard Talbot and Paul Rubens, lyrics by Percy Greenbank and Rubens and a book by Harold Ellis and by Alexander M. Thompson. It is set in India during the days of the British Raj, and concerns the love of a singing girl for a young British army officer.
It ran in London in 1905, starring Courtice Pounds, and was then played in the English provinces and in America and Australia.
History
The Blue Moon was originally staged in Northampton on 29 February 1904, with a book by Harold Ellis. By the time of the London production, Ellis had died, and the book was revised by Alexander M. Thompson (credited as "A. M. Thompson"). The lyrics were by Percy Greenbank and Paul Rubens, and the music by Rubens and Howard Talbot.
The London production, produced by Robert Courtneidge, opened at the Lyric Theatre on 28 August 1905. Despite generally favourable press notices, it ran for only 182 performances, not a significant success by the standards of the Edwardian London stage. Nevertheless, in 1906, a production toured the English provinces, and another opened on Broadway, starring Ethel Jackson. The J. C. Williamson company toured a production in Australia in 1907–08.
Cast
Major Vivian Callabone – Courtice Pounds
Captain Jack Ormsby – Harold Thorley
Bobbie Scott – Fred Allandale
Moolraj –Willie Edouin
Private Charlie Taylor – Walter Passmore
Prince Badahur – Clarence Blakiston
Lady Brabasham – Eleanor Souray
Evelyn Ormsby – Billie Burke
Chandra Nil – Florence Smithson
Millicent Leroy – Carrie Moore
Synopsis
"Blue Moon" is the title by which the young singer Chandral Nil is popularly known. She is generally assumed to be Burmese, but is in fact English, abducted from her mother Lady Augusta Brabasham, by a criminal deserter from the British army. He fled to avoid arrest for theft and took the young child with him. He is now calling himself Moolraj and plies a trade as an "idol maker, juggler and marriage broker." Captain Jack Ormsby, a young officer whose regiment is stationed nearby, has fallen in love with Chandra Nil. Moolraj has other plans for her, having promised her as a wife to Prince Badahur of Kharikar. The Prince, learning of Jack's love, gracefully withdraws and hands over his bride-to-be to the young captain. Subsidiary love interests are those of Private Charlie Taylor, who loves a lady's maid, Millicent Leroy, and the journalist Bobbie Scott and his admirer Evelyn Ormsby. Moolraj comes face to face with the Major, who was the victim of the robbery that caused Moolraj to flee England. This unexpected meeting forces Moolraj to explain who Chandra Nil really is, and Jack is able to marry his singing girl without shocking his aristocratic relations.
Musical numbers
Act I – The Bungalow at Naga.
Chorus – If not on labour over-sweet, the lotos you would rather eat*
Bobbie and chorus – In our dear little national Isle, I fancy no custom more strange is*
Major and chorus – A major I and a D.S.O. who has faced the foe as you doubtless know*
Charlie and Leroy – As I gaze with admiration on your face and figure smart*
Major, Jack, and Bobbie – A Major bold in me you see
Chorus of jugglers and entrance of Chandra*
Chandra Nil and chorus – I'm a little maid, dark, demure and dreamy*
Charlie – I've got a mother, a perfect dear
Leroy and chorus – Little girl goes out all day on her little own
Evelyn – I can't make out if you love me at all
Jack and chorus – In this lazy land our distractions are few
Finale Act I, with Jack, Major and Chandra Nil – The sun sinks down in the golden west*
Act II – The Ruby Palace of Kharikar
Chorus and entrance of European visitors – Hushed and still the city lies *
Major – Throughout the world I've been and seen girls of each sort and kind
Leroy – Rosie was at school with me sev'ral years ago
Charlie and chorus – Now children all, both large and small, when walking by the Hongly
Entrance of Chandra – Fairest of all the fair ever seen*
Chandra – A poplar tree in a forest stood, her head the highest in the wood*
Bobbie and chorus – The tourist finds all sorts and kinds of vehicles to ride in
Charlie and Leroy – Of all the entertainments that now are quite the rage
Bridal chorus – Over away where the lordly mountains rise*
Finale Act II – Oh, be careful of the crocodile
Numbers marked* were composed by Talbot; the others by Rubens.
Critical reception
The Times made fun of the lack of plot, and said that if there were any less of a story, the show would have to be billed as a series of turns rather than a musical play. "The only things that matter now are the turns. Are they "bright" and "pretty"? Are Mr. Edouin and Mr. Passmore funny? Are the dresses splendid, the music soothing or exciting, and the ladies beautiful? We can answer all those questions in the affirmative." The Observer commented, "The specially hearty welcome accorded to the piece at its première certainly suggests that if, as some have been alleging, this particular form of entertainment is dying out, it is at any rate dying very hard, and is capable of rousing much laughter and applause by its moribund mirth." The Daily Mail also predicted success for the musical, describing it as:
the pleasant, light, more or less connected variety show so dear to the heart of the tired Londoner in search of a jolly digestive. What matter if the story is conventional or the music tinkly? There are plenty of neat lyrics, comic situations, and pretty love-scenes. The dresses are lovely and charming, and the scenery charming and lovely. ... [Pounds's] charm of personality was as irresistible as ever, and he sang his best number, "The Burmah Girl," as only Courtice Pounds could sing it – even with a cold. The discovery of the evening was Miss Florence Smithson. Never has a daintier, quainter, more plaintive little singer graced the boards of the lyric stage. ... Passmore danced very nimbly, and made a hit with an eccentric number, entitled "The Crocodile." ... Moore made a sly, useful maid.
Reviewing the touring production, The Manchester Guardian praised the score: "The music has not the fascinating charm of André Messager's music; it excels in a more northern quality of sentimentalism which, in moderation, does not harm anybody." The New York Times gave the Broadway production an unfavourable notice; of the comic lead, James T. Powers, it wrote, "one gets rather tired seeing him labor to put humor into lines which are absolutely without a vestige of that desirable quality."
Notes
External links
The Blue Moon at the IBDB Database
Photos of Carrie Moore in the musical
1905 musicals
West End musicals
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125958 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce%2C%20New%20Mexico | Dulce, New Mexico | Dulce ( or ; )
is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2010 census, almost entirely Native American. It is the largest community and tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.
History
Dulce was founded by the Gomez family as a ranching operation. The original name was "Agua Dulce," Spanish for "fresh water" because of the presence of natural springs that provided good drinking water for the people and their animals. The original homestead was founded in 1877 by Jose Eugenio Gomez. The Jicarilla Apache reservation was established in 1887 when the Apache people were forced into a reservation. The Gomez Ranch is currently kept under Manuel Gomez ownership, though surrounded by reservation land.
Geography
Dulce is located at (36.939557, -106.989600).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,623 people, 779 households, and 595 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 202.6 people per square mile (78.2/km). There were 899 housing units at an average density of 69.4 per square mile (26.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP is 3.43% White, 0.04% African American, 90.66% Native American, 4.35% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.74% of the population.
There were 779 households, out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.83.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,818, and the median income for a family was $29,402. Males had a median income of $26,055 versus $21,623 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,108. About 24.8% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 41.4% of those age 65 or over.
Update from 2010 U. S. Census. By 2010, the population had increased 4.8% to 2,743 people. The population quoted above for 2000 is slightly off. The Census Bureau reports 2,618 people at that time; perhaps there was a revision of the 2000 figures.
Climate
Dulce is the southernmost urban area with a subarctic humid continental climate in North America (Köppen: Dfc) where summer is mild and short due to high altitude and rigorous winter. Going further south than the Dfb in low altitude and in latitude similar to the southern limit of the Dfa in the center of the country.
Education
Children from Dulce attend the schools of ISD 21, which has approximately 650 students from kindergarten to high school.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
Dulce Base, alleged military base
References
External links
Jicarilla Apache Human Resources website
Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Seats of government of American Indian reservations
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125959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Juan%2C%20New%20Mexico | San Juan, New Mexico | San Juan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census.
Geography
San Juan is located at (36.053361, -106.069283), a few miles north of Espanola.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square mile (1.5 km), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 592 people, 193 households, and 152 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,035.8 people per square mile (401.0/km). There were 227 housing units at an average density of 397.2 per square mile (153.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.05% White, 0.34% African American, 84.97% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 7.60% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.03% of the population.
There were 193 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 27.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $22,721 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,568. About 19.3% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Most of the residents of San Juan are members of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, formerly San Juan Pueblo. Many work at the nearby Ohkay Casino Resort Hotel, a tribal Indian gaming enterprise.
See also
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
United States v. Sandoval
References
Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Clara%20Pueblo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico | Santa Clara Pueblo (in Tewa: Khaʼpʼoe Ówîngeh [xɑ̀ʔp’òː ʔówîŋgè]) ″Singing Water Village″, also known as ″Village of Wild Roses″ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States and a federally recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people. Santa Clara Pueblo was established circa 1550.
The pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Rio Grande Tewa language. The pueblo is on the Rio Grande, between Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) to the north and San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'ohwhóge Owingeh) to the south.
Santa Clara Pueblo is famous for producing hand-crafted pottery, specifically blackware and redware with deep engravings. The pueblo is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Santa Clara Pueblo is located at (35.971124, -106.089111), approximately 1.5 miles south of Española on NM 30.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km), all land.
Demographics
The 2010 census found that 1,018 people lived in the CDP, while 1,182 people in the United States reported being exclusively Santa Claran and 1,425 people reported being Santa Claran exclusively or in combination with another group.
History
Tewa people lived in the Pueblo area for millennia before they met Spanish Conquistador Juan de Oñate and his exploration party on July 11, 1598. Pueblo archaeology shows that Ancestral Puebloans lived in the general region as far back as 1200 BC.
First visited in 1541, a segment of Francisco Coronado's expeditionary force met with the residents of the nearby Caypa Pueblo. After annexation of the region into the Spanish Kingdom, and as part of the 1601 expansion of Oñate's colonial capital, a chapel was built there by 1617. Fray Alonso de Benavides established a mission in 1628. The mission was abandoned on the lead up to the Great Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
This Pueblo joined forces with others nearby and fought against the Spanish Royal Government in 1680 in the revolt. The original and unoccupied chapel was destroyed. Two other chapel buildings would be constructed there. The current church replaced the former in 1918.
In 1782, a small pox outbreak decimated the population. The eighth section of the Act of July 22, 1854 mandated a census of the newly acquired possessions of the US government. In review of the land's title, the pueblo presented a Spanish Royal decree dated October 15, 1713 that the title to land and various pueblos could be expected. Though lost, the decree on the title papers assured protection of the pueblos' right to protection of their homelands from encroachment. The result of the title research led this Pueblo community to be of the first recognized by United States Congress.
Education
It is in the Española Public Schools district. The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.
Arts
Among the arts practiced at Santa Clara Pueblo, pottery is one of the most well-known. Traditionally, pottery was made primarily by girls and women, and while many potters today are women, there are many men who make pottery as well. Santa Clara Pueblo potters are known for their black polished and red polished pottery in a distinctive style, especially the use of incised work. "Knife-wing" or eagle feather designs are common on Santa Clara pottery There are a number of well-known ceramic artists from Santa Clara. Four approaches are used in the decoration of the majority of Santa Clara Pueblo ceramics: painted designs, impressed patterns, incised designs, and resist-firing with incised or sgraffito designs.
Notable tribal members and residents
Angela Baca, matriarch of the Santa Clara melon potters
Gregory Cajete, author and educator
Tammy Garcia, ceramic artist and sculptor
Luther Gutierrez, potter
Margaret Gutierrez, potter
Joseph Lonewolf, potter
Nora Naranjo Morse, artist and filmmaker
Linda and Merton Sisneros, potters
Paul Speckled Rock, potter and bronze sculptor, gallery owner
Anita Louise Suazo, traditional potter
Roxanne Swentzell, ceramic and bronze sculptor, Native plant activist
Rose B. Simpson, mixed-media, ceramic, and performance artist
Margaret Tafoya, Santa Clara traditional potter
Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara painter
Nathan Youngblood, potter
See also
Puye Cliff Dwellings - the ruins of an abandoned pueblo and National Monument managed by Santa Clara Pueblo.
Santa Clara Indian Reservation
National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
References
External links
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center - Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library
Santa Clara Pueblo at National Park Service
Santa Clara Pueblo pottery gallery
Children of the Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters, the Swentzell family of Santa Clara Pueblo
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Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Tewa
Native American tribes in New Mexico
Puebloan peoples
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
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125961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causey%2C%20New%20Mexico | Causey, New Mexico | Causey is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 104 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Causey is located at (33.849921, -103.103811).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 52 people, 19 households, and 17 families residing in the village. The population density was 16.9 people per square mile (6.5/km2). There were 23 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 76.92% White, 9.62% Native American, 13.46% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.77% of the population.
There were 19 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,663. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
References
Villages in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
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125962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora%2C%20New%20Mexico | Dora, New Mexico | Dora is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.
Former Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coach Larry Hays attended school in Dora.
Geography
Dora is located at (33.931279, -103.337472).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 130 people, 43 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density was 46.2 people per square mile (17.8/km2). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 86.15% White, 2.31% Native American, 11.54% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.77% of the population.
There were 43 households, out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,831. There were 10.8% of families and 8.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.0% of under eighteens and 5.6% of those over 64.
References
Villages in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
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125963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elida%2C%20New%20Mexico | Elida, New Mexico | Elida is a town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Elida is located at (33.945246, -103.654191).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Notable people
The late Portales philanthropist Addie Peed Swearingen grew up in Elida and lived on a ranch there from 1960–1979. Another notable Elida native is former Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coach Larry Hays.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 183 people, 76 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density was 227.9 people per square mile (88.3/km2). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 122.0 per square mile (47.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.71% White, 9.29% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.32% of the population.
There were 76 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,917, and the median income for a family was $25,250. Males had a median income of $21,607 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,328. About 15.6% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those 65 or over.
References
Towns in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
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125964 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd%2C%20New%20Mexico | Floyd, New Mexico | Floyd is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Floyd is located at (34.229034, -103.528553).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 78 people, 30 households, and 23 families residing in the village. The population density was 25.3 people per square mile (9.8/km2). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.59% White, 5.13% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.38% of the population.
There were 30 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,747. There were 19.2% of families and 41.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 61.5% of under eighteens and 19.2% of those over 64.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Floyd has a semi-arid climate.
References
Villages in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
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125965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portales%2C%20New%20Mexico | Portales, New Mexico | Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 12,280 at the 2010 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis, as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.
Eastern New Mexico University opened in Portales in 1934 as Eastern New Mexico Junior College, and has since grown to become the third-largest university in the state. The area is one of the largest producers of Valencia peanuts in the United States and is the nation's top producer of certified organic peanut butter. Portales is home to about 40 dairies and a major US dairy solids plant, together producing and exporting hundreds of millions of dollars of local milk products each year. It is the principal city of the Portales Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Clovis-Portales Combined Statistical Area, including Clovis, away and Cannon Air Force Base, away.
City
The city's downtown area is centered around a traditional-style town square, based upon Spanish urban design. The center of the town square includes the 1930s WPA-style Roosevelt County Courthouse, including original architectural details from the era, as well as the adjacent 1930s post office. The Courthouse Square is ringed with retail shops. The Yam Theater, a historic theater located in the downtown area, has recently been renovated. Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) forms a sizable district with its campus and surrounding residential stock catering largely to students. Arts and cultural offerings emanate from ENMU, the third-largest state university in New Mexico. Portales ranks in the top 20% of US cities for racial diversity, percentage of college-educated adults, and percentage of people who walk or bike to work. The city rates in the top 10% of US cities for a short commute, rent affordability, and low taxes.
History
Clovis Man inhabited the Blackwater Draw area north of Portales until 11,000 years ago.
Seminomadic non-Pueblo Southern Athabaskan groups (Apache, Navajo) occupied much of the area as early as the 13th century. In the early 18th century, the Comanche displaced the Apache, who had previously lived in this region. The Comanche commanded the area until late in the 19th century.
The surrounding area of eastern New Mexico is part of what came to be known in the colonial period during Spanish rule as the "Llano Estacado", an arid and treeless plateau bounded on the north and west by the Caprock Escarpment stretching south from the Canadian River and east along the Pecos River. The Spanish soldier and explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, the first European to traverse the area in 1541, named the region after seeing these cliffs. From the north, they resemble a stockade (estacada) surrounding the high tableland, thus the name, meaning "stockaded plain" or "palisaded plain."
The US territorial settlement of Portales occurred in the late 19th century as cattle herders discovered a water source emanating from a rocky ledge resembling a Spanish porch. The local watering hole took on the name "Portales", and a few settlers began ranching nearby. The Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railroad arrived in 1899. The City of Portales was formally established in 1909. The first mayor of Portales was Washington Ellsworth Lindsey, who later became a governor of New Mexico.
The town developed in an orderly fashion through the early 20th century.
In particular, given its access to the Ogallala Aquifer, improved surface irrigation techniques supported steady growth in agriculture.
Eastern New Mexico University was established in 1934 as a teacher's college. Originally a junior college, it became a four-year institution in the mid-20th century. The Great Depression brought several important Works Progress Administration (WPA) construction projects, including the ENMU Administration Building, the downtown Portales Post Office, and the Roosevelt County Courthouse. All three buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Portales is located in Eastern New Mexico at (34.182184, -103.338737). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The greater Portales area (Zip Code 88130) is approximately , completely surrounded by range and farm land.
Climate
Portales has a semiarid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with hot summers featuring most of the year's rainfall from thunderstorms during the latter half of the season, plus dry winters with typically freezing mornings and mild, sunny afternoons.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,131 people, 4,188 households, and 2,659 families residing within the city limits of Portales. By 2007, the number of people counted in Portales, including those within the city limits and in the nearby surroundings had grown to nearly 17,000 people (University of New Mexico BBER). Eastern New Mexico University had over 4,300 students and 700 faculty and staff in 2008.
The population density of the city of Portales in 2000 was 1,624.9 people per square mile (627.4/km). There were 4,862 housing units at an average density of 709.7 per square mile (274.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 68.80% White, 2.28% African American, 1.12% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 23.39% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.13% of the population.
There were 4,188 households in Portales in 2000, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the population is fairly young. In 2000, 26.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 20.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years in 2000. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,658 in 2000 and the median income for a family was $30,462. Males had a median income of $27,080 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,935 in 2000. About 18.8% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over. By 2007, per capita income had risen significantly, while the poverty rate had dropped, in large part due to massive growth in the dairy industry. The creative class quotient for Portales was 21% in 2007.
Living
According to a study conducted by Bizjournals.com, of 577 micropolitan areas, Portales ranked 15th in the nation and ninth in the western United States in overall quality of life. The goal of the study was to identify America's most attractive micropolitan areas and points were given to small, well-rounded communities where the economy is strong, traffic is light, the cost of living is moderate, adults are well-educated, and access to big-city attractions is reasonably close.
The study identified 12 categories including population growth, per capita income, small business growth, professional jobs, commuting, cost of living, and advanced degrees. Cities were given points for positive results and negative scores if they were below the national averages. These scores were then totaled to determine its overall rank on the list of micropolitan areas.
Portales, the smallest city in the top 25, received a quality of life score of 8.96, the 15th highest score in the nation. According to Scott Thomas, the author of the study, the income per capita, short commuting times, low taxes, and substantial percentage of adults with a graduate degree contributed to the ranking. Los Alamos was the only other New Mexico city to be recognized in the top 20.
Economy
The economy of Portales and surrounding communities is strongly supported by the peanut and dairy industries, ENMU, value-added food processing, a growing military presence, and agriculture (including cattle ranching, dairy farming, and crop production). In recent years, the economy of Portales has grown significantly along with the price and volume of agricultural commodities being produced in the region. The area around Portales is also drawing increased attention for its abundance of steady wind power, solar energy, and biofuel feedstock.
Portales continues to be a major U.S. exporter of certified organic peanut products and a major U.S. processor and distributor of sweet Valencia peanuts. DairiConcepts with Dairy Farmers of America processes local milk into milk solids for domestic and export use.
The Portales economy is also connected to Cannon Air Force Base located about to the north. The base operates a leased military-housing area in Portales with 150 single-family dwellings. Major Portales retailers include Walmart, Ace Hardware, Farmer's Country Market, Allsup's, and Stripes Convenience Stores. The town also contains small, privately owned boutique shops, restaurants, professional services, several furniture stores, and a number of discount retailers and auto dealers.
In 2002, the US Census recorded wholesale trade of $53,713,000 and retail trade of $147,174,000 in Roosevelt County. In 2006, data from econometrics firm EMSI predicted that by 2015, Roosevelt County would experience over 50% employment growth in several key economic sectors, including professional and business services, education and health services, and manufacturing. The same report predicted over 100% growth in leisure and hospitality services in the Portales area by 2015.
Unemployment in Roosevelt County in 2007 averaged less than 3%, and the cost of living was around 83% of the US average, based primarily on the historically low but rising cost of housing in the area. By 2009, Portales continued to experience economic growth, with unemployment in the 3.7% range. It remained partially insulated from the national economic downturn of 2008-2010 due in part to a balanced economy based on agribusiness and staple food-product manufacturing (primarily peanut butter and milk), higher education, and a relatively strong local retail services market fueled by a growing population of ENMU students and Cannon Air Force Base employees.
Notable people
John Burroughs, Democratic governor of New Mexico, 1959–1961
Ronny Cox, actor, singer, songwriter, and storyteller; starred in the film Deliverance and on the CBS series Apple's Way
Ed Foreman, represented Texas and New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives, motivational speaker and philanthropist
Darynda Jones, paranormal, mystery, and young-adult author
Danny Leary, comedian and actor
Wayne Mass, American football player
Cody Ross, professional baseball player
Christopher Stasheff, fantasy author
Ned Sublette, singer and Cuban scholar
Addie Peed Swearingen, philanthropist
Jack Williamson, science-fiction author
References
External links
City of Portales
Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation
Eastern New Mexico University-Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site
A resource for the Clovis/ Portales/ Curry/ Roosevelt and Cannon Air Force Base Community
Cities in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Cities in New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
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125966 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec%2C%20New%20Mexico | Aztec, New Mexico | Aztec () is a city in, and the county seat of, San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,763. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located on the north side of the city.
Geography
Aztec is located at (36.8222261, -107.9928455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water.
Climate
Yearly temperature (average): high 68 / low 36
Winter temperature (January): high 44 / low 18
Summer temperature (July): high 91 / low 58
Annual precipitation (average): 10.82 inches
Demographics
Aztec is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,378 people, 2,330 households, and 1,589 families residing in the city. The population density was 253.1/km (655.7/mi). There were 2,545 housing units at an average density of 101.0/km (261.6/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 79.23% White, 0.38% African American, 9.31% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 7.53% from other races, and 3.29% from two or more races. 19.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,330 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,110, and the median income for a family was $39,509. Males had a median income of $36,845 versus $17,841 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,750. 17.4% of the population and 14.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.6% were under the age of 18 and 15.7% were 65 or older.
Parks and recreation
The City of Aztec has 10 parks for an approximate total of 132 acres.
Riverside Park (Community Park, 30.6 acre)
Tiger Park (Community Park, 18.9 acre)
Minium Park (Community Park 3.9 acre)
Hartman Park (Sports Complex 27.8 acre)
Cap Walls Park (Neighborhood Park 1.7 acre)
Florence Park (Neighborhood Park 2.7 acre)
Kokopelli Park (Neighborhood Park 0.6 acre)
Main Avenue Courtyard (Downtown Park 0.2 acre)
Swire-Townsend Refuge (Conservancy Area, 41.8 acre)
Rio Animas Park (Conservancy Area 3.8 acre)
In addition, there are over 16.5 miles (26.5 km) of trails established. Trail surfaces vary from concrete sidewalks to wood mulch, gravel and earthen construction.
Government
The City of Aztec practices a commission-manager form of government as established in the New Mexico state statutes. The five commissioners are elected from each of the five districts. The mayor and mayor pro-tem are elected among the five commissioners.
Education
Aztec Municipal Schools serves the City of Aztec and rural areas in northeastern San Juan County.
Tourism
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Located within the city limits of Aztec, the Aztec Ruins National Monument is a UNESCO World Heritage site managed by the National Park Service. Visitors may take a self-guided tour through the ruins of the main roomblock and restored Great Kiva. The Ruins also offers special events and tours throughout the year.
Dinetah Pueblitos
For the more remote and off the beaten path archaeological experience, the cultural buff can explore several canyon and mesa areas which were the ancestral homelands of the Navajo people. Navajo pueblitos (also known as Dinetah Pueblitos) refer to the defensive sites along canyon rims and outcrops that the Navajo people occupied in this region during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Many of the sites are located on Bureau of Land Management lands and require four-wheel drive and high clearance vehicles to access. Roads are often not passable when wet.
Aztec Arches
East and north of Aztec on public lands managed by the BLM are over 300 natural windows and arches. Many of these natural arches are small "windows", but there are a number of arches large enough to walk below. Over 26 canyons have been inventoried for arches and hoodoos.
Alien Run Mountain Bike Trail
Mountain biking is very popular in San Juan County, New Mexico. Aztec has over 30 miles of trails of which the most popular is the Alien Run Trail. The trail is located on BLM lands and consists of a short loop (6.1 mi easy-moderate), long loop (additional 3.4 mi moderate) and the outer limits loop (6.7 mi difficult).
Angel Peak Scenic Area
More public lands administered by the BLM, the Angel Peak Scenic Area offers a more colorful badlands and canyon landscape in contrast to the Bisti or Lybrook badlands. Three picnic areas and one campground with nine tent sites is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bisti /De-Na-Zin Wilderness
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is public land managed by the BLM. Originally formed through the deposition of sediments from an ancient sea and river deltas millions of years ago, subsequent millions of years of erosion has carved out strange land forms, hoodoos and has exposed many petrified logs and stumps. It is also famous for several major dinosaur finds including "Spike" the Pentaceratops and "the Bisti Beast" a Bistahieversornow Tyrannosaur on display at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
The western portion of this wilderness is known as the Bisti while the eastern portion is known as the De-Na-Zin. Each area offers slightly different geological deposits and land formations. Evening photography is the best as the sunsets provide a blazing palette of oranges and reds.
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area
Similar to the Bisti, Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area is located between the Bisti /De-Na-Zin Wilderness and Chaco Canyon. Also managed by the BLM, this area formed in similar fashion as the Bisti. However, this region has more multi-colored sandstone deposits, strange hoodoos, petrified wood, and dinosaur bones. One of the first Pentaceratops was collected from here by Charles Sternberg.
Lybrook Badlands
Yet another area managed by the BLM, this area was formed about the same time as the Bisti and Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah. This region offers a uniquely different scale of landscape. Hoodoo in this region are massive and the terrain much greater in elevation differences, thereby exposing a greater geological time frame than the Bisti or Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah. This region is a bit more accessible due to oil field roads traversing the region. However, extreme caution is required when driving on as these roads as they are impassible when wet.
Notable people
Paul Bandy, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Alex Kennedy, stock car racing driver
Uma Krishnaswami, author of children's books
T. Ryan Lane, attorney and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Steven Neville, real estate appraiser and member of the New Mexico Senate
Sandra Townsend, former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Gallery
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
Aztec, New Mexico, UFO incident
References
External links
City of Aztec Government
City of Aztec Visitor Center & Tourism
Aztec Chamber of Commerce
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125967 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beclabito%2C%20New%20Mexico | Beclabito, New Mexico | Beclabito () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Description
The CDP is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. Its name in Navajo means "bottom spring", a reference to Beclabito Spring.
Geography
Beclabito is located at (36.835529, -109.014098).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 339 people*, 95 households, and 74 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 45.4 people per square mile (17.5/km2). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.94% Native American, 0.59% White, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 95 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 4.19.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,766, and the median income for a family was $18,839. Males had a median income of $16,063 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,401. About 40.3% of families and 49.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
Although 2000 US Census only recorded 339 people in the Beclabito area, there are 900 voting members registered at the Beclabito Chapture House, which is a part of the Navajo Nation, and 1500 individuals living in Beclabito and the surrounding area.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Beclabito as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125968 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomfield%2C%20New%20Mexico | Bloomfield, New Mexico | Bloomfield () is a city in northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,112 at the 2010 census.
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
Geography
Bloomfield is located at (36.710722, -107.982668).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.99%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,417 people, 2,222 households, and 1,708 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.7 people per square mile (494.5/km). There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of 488.2 per square mile (188.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 62.38% White, 0.33% African American, 16.71% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.96% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.51% of the population.
There were 2,222 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,905, and the median income for a family was $34,760. Males had a median income of $29,144 versus $19,203 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,424. About 15.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The city of Bloomfield and rural areas in eastern/southeastern San Juan County are served by Bloomfield Schools. Bloomfield High School is the local high school.
Until 1956 students from Bloomfield went to Aztec High School. In 1956 Bloomfield High formed out of the town's junior high school.
Points of interest
The Salmon Ruins pueblo and museum are located just to the west of the city along Highway 64. The ruins are the remains of a 12th-century Anasazi village. The ruins, as well as the homestead of George Salmon are open to the public.
Other nearby attractions include the Aztec Ruins, about to the north in the town of Aztec, and the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, approximately to the south.
Government
Bloomfield's government consists of four council members elected at large and a mayor. Members of the City Council serve with minimal financial compensation. The current mayor of Bloomfield is Cynthia Atencio.
ACLU lawsuit
In April 2007, Bloomfield attracted attention and some controversy when the city council voted unanimously to erect a stone monument of the Ten Commandments at the city hall. Two residents sued the city in 2012 "alleging it violated their constitutional rights and represented a government endorsement of religion". In August 2014, a federal judge ruled the monument must be removed. The city's response to the lawsuit was that it was a local group that paid for the memorial and they had added a disclaimer. A district judge decided that a "reasonable observer would interpret the monument as the government endorsing a religion". The ACLU became involved and the city asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, and was refused. The city owes court fees of $700,000 to the ACLU and the monument was moved to "property owned by a Baptist church. The city has been looking for outside funds to pay the fee, but in June 2018 it released its 2019 budget which calls for "paying $233,000 toward the money it owes from the ... lawsuit". The city has until 2021 to pay the amount in full. Hemant Mehta stated that the "city officials were goaded by the Christian Right into fighting back. "
See also
List of cities in New Mexico
References
External links
City of Bloomfield
Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
Cities in New Mexico
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125969 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington%2C%20New%20Mexico | Farmington, New Mexico | Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in New Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate in 2019 for Farmington was 44,372.
Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and is located on the Colorado Plateau. Farmington is the largest city of San Juan County, one of the geographically largest counties in the United States covering . The county seat and the other city in San Juan County is Aztec. Farmington serves as the commercial hub for most of northwestern New Mexico and the Four Corners region of four states. Farmington lies at or near the junction of three important highways: U.S. Highway 550, U.S. Highway 64, and New Mexico Highway 371.
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
The primary industries of San Juan County are the production of petroleum, natural gas, and coal. Major coal mines are the Navajo and San Juan mines, operated by BHP Billiton southwest of Farmington. The coal mined from the Navajo and San Juan mines is used entirely for fuel for the nearby Four Corners Generating Station and San Juan Generating Station to produce electric power.
History
The area that is now Farmington was settled by Ancestral Pueblo people in the 7th Century. Ruins can be visited at nearby Salmon Ruins and at Aztec Ruins. When the Ancestral Puebloans left the area, the Navajos, Jicarilla Apaches, and Utes moved into the area. A key part of the region was known in Navajo as Tóta''' which means "where three rivers meet".
Although Spanish and American mineral prospecting happened in the area, there were few permanent settlements. In 1868, the Navajo Nation was created, taking up the western half of San Juan County. Six years later, the U.S. government offered territory in the rest of San Juan County to the Jicarilla Apache but they refused. As a result, the area was opened for settlement and a number of settlers moved into the region from Southern Colorado. The area was originally known as "Junction City" because of the access to the three rivers.
In 1901 the town was incorporated and named Farmington with a population of 548. By September 19, 1905, the railroad was finished connecting Farmington to Durango, Colorado, expanding economic and settlement opportunities. It was unusual in that it was a standard gauge railroad that connected to the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge lines of southwestern Colorado. The railroad converted the line to narrow gauge in 1923. The line was abandoned in 1968 and the line was dismantled to Durango in 1969. In addition, in the 1920s there was significant investment in natural gas and oil in the area, although actual production remained low until the 1950s. With construction of a developed road connecting Farmington to U.S. Route 66 and Albuquerque in the 1940s and the construction of the San Juan Basin Natural Gas Pipeline in 1953 – a venture led by Tom Bolack – the population expanded significantly. It grew from 3,637 in 1950 to 35,000 in 1953 and the expansion continued after that. However, the significant connection to the energy industry made the economics of the town largely vulnerable to international market fluctuations during the 1970s energy crisis and resulted in some economic diversification.
In 1967, as part of a joint U.S. Government-El Paso Electric operation, an underground nuclear detonation occurred east of Farmington and about south of Dulce, New Mexico in present-day Carson National Forest. This pilot project of Operation Plowshare, code-named Project Gasbuggy, was an attempt to fracture a large volume of underground bedrock to make more natural gas available for extraction by gas wells.
The people of Farmington have been the subject of several civil rights investigations, including the 2005 report, The Farmington Report: Civil Rights for Native Americans 30 Years Later''.
On March 18, 1950, Farmington was the site of a mass UFO sighting in which over half the town's population was reported to have seen large saucers in the sky flying at rapid speeds.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Farmington has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
The Navajo Nation is west of Farmington, the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation is to the northwest, and the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is northeast of the city. Prehistoric Native American ruins are located nearby. Aztec Ruins National Monument and the Salmon Ruins are ancient dwellings located just to the northeast and the east of Farmington. Mesa Verde National Park lies about to the northwest, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park is about to the southeast.
Climate
Farmington has a semi-arid climate. The city can experience hot summers and cold winters with low precipitation throughout the year. The average annual snowfall is .
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 45,895 people and 17,548 housing units in Farmington. The racial makeup of the city was 62.8% White (including 52.4% White non-Hispanic), 1.0% African American, 22.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.4% of the population.
There were 16,466 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.19.
Arts and culture
Farmington has been the home of the Connie Mack World Series baseball tournament, played in August every year at Ricketts Park (capacity 5,072), for 50 years. Connie Mack league regular season play includes players age 16 to 18. The Connie Mack World Series consists of 10 or more teams from various regions around the United States, including from Puerto Rico.
San Juan Plaza in Farmington is home to an annual strongman competition, which takes place the last Saturday of July.
Farmington holds a riverfest once a year. Area rivers are celebrated with a festival of music, fine arts, food, entertainment, a 10K and 5K run and walk, riverside trail walks, and river raft rides.
Piñon Hills Golf Course, designed by Ken Dye, in Farmington is one of the United States' Top Municipal Golf Courses. Owned and operated by the City of Farmington, Pinon Hills has been ranked in the Top Municipal Golf Courses by Golfweek Magazine for several years.
Fishing, fly and reel, is a very popular activity in Farmington. Fishing is permitted on the San Juan River, Navajo Lake, Lake Farmington, Morgan Lake, the Animas River, Jackson Lake and Cutter Dam.
Education
The Farmington Municipal School District serves over 10,000 students in grades K-12 in 20 schools. The high schools are Farmington High School, Piedra Vista High School, Rocinante High School, and San Juan College High School. There are four middle schools, Heights, Hermosa, Mesa View and Tibbetts. New Mexico School for the Deaf operates a preschool facility in Farmington. Navajo Preparatory School is a Bureau of Indian Education-affiliated tribal school.
There are six private schools, if Navajo Preparatory is counted as one. The National Center for Education Statistics counts Navajo Prep as public. Sacred Heart School, Farmington (K-8), of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, was established in 1910.
San Juan College is a public two-year college with average enrollment of about 10,000.
Farmington Public Library moved into a new building in 2003 and holds about 200,000 items in its collection. There was a branch library in Shiprock that is currently closed.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Air
Farmington is served by Four Corners Regional Airport.
Highways
U.S. Highway 64, the major east–west highway through San Juan County
U.S. Highway 550 runs through nearby Bloomfield and Aztec, connects Farmington with central New Mexico, Interstate 25, Albuquerque, and (via I-25) the capital city of Santa Fe.
U.S. Highway 491, formerly U.S. 666, runs north–south through Shiprock, well to the west of Farmington.
New Mexico Highway 516 connects Farmington with U.S. Highway 550 in Aztec.
New Mexico Highway 371 extends due southward from Farmington all the way to Interstate 40. It passes almost exclusively through the Navajo Indian reservation, and passes through only a few small towns or villages (such as Crownpoint and Thoreau). It is also the primary means of accessing the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area.
Intercity bus
There is intercity bus service in Farmington, The Red Apple Transit.
North Central Regional Transit District provides bus service from Chama and Dulce.
The Navajo Transit System provides regional bus service in the Navajo Nation. Farmington is served by Route 07a from Newcomb, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ and Route 07b from Newcomb, NM to Shiprock, NM.
Notable people
Tom Bolack (1918–1998), Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico; Mayor of Farmington; oilman; rancher
Mike Dunn (born 1985), athlete, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins
Larry Echo Hawk (born 1948), former Attorney General of Idaho and 10th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
Harris Hartz (born 1947), U.S. federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Charly Martin (born 1984), NFL player
Ralph Neely (born 1943), NFL offensive lineman for Dallas Cowboys
Alana Nichols (born 1983), Paralympic gold medalist in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball
Onry Ozzborn (born 1979), rapper and founding member of Grayskul
Chevel Shepherd (born 2002), singer and winner of the 15th season of The Voice
Sleep (born 1976), rapper and member of The Chicharones
Melanie Stansbury (born 1979), U.S. Representative, former state representative and scientist
Duane Ward (born 1964), athlete, MLB pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves
Kenneth L. Worley (1948–1968), U.S. Marine who received the Medal of Honor
References
External links
Official Website of the City of Farmington
Farmington Chamber of Commerce
Farmington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cities in New Mexico
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125970 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora%20Vista%2C%20New%20Mexico | Flora Vista, New Mexico | Flora Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,383 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flora Vista was founded in 1877 by settlers from Colorado who built cabins along the Animas River. A post office was established the following year. The name derived from the view of wildflowers in the valley.
Geography
Flora Vista is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.93%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,383 people, 504 households, and 406 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 679.8 people per square mile (263.0/km2). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 264.0 per square mile (102.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.13% White, 0.29% African American, 3.33% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 5.21% from other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.79% of the population.
There were 504 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,157, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $40,481 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,189. About 8.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Flora Vista is served by two public school districts – Aztec and Farmington.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125971 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huerfano%2C%20New%20Mexico | Huerfano, New Mexico | Huerfano () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Huerfano is named after El Huerfano Mountain, located a mile to the northeast.
Geography
Huerfano is located at (36.526359, -108.031135).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 104 people, 28 households, and 22 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3.9 people per square mile (1.5/km2). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.04% Native American and 0.96% White.
There were 28 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.71 and the average family size was 4.32.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $24,583. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,333. None of the population is below the poverty line.
Education
The community of Huerfano is part of the Bloomfield School District.
References
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125972 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland%2C%20New%20Mexico | Kirtland, New Mexico | Kirtland is a town, made up of part of the former census-designated place (CDP) of the same name in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population of the former CDP was 6,190 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by Mormon settlers, who named it after Kirtland, Ohio. (Reflecting its history and principal demographic, the city's principal thoroughfare is Brigham Street, with a Mormon meetinghouse on the street and a release-time seminary building across the street from Kirtland Central High School.) There had been a few Mormons who had settled in Fruitland as early as 1878. As of 2000, Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Mormon settlement of these early days was Waterflow, just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day. A Mormon meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by Heber J. Grant in 1928.
The town incorporated in January 2015, after an 80–40 vote in favor of doing so.
Geography
Kirtland is located at (36.739668, -108.345121).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,190 people, 1,822 households, and 1,517 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 530.5 people per square mile (204.8/km2). There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 170.9 per square mile (66.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.93% Native American, 43.38% White, 0.24% Asian, 0.19% African American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.45% of the population.
There were 1,822 households, out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $45,491. Males had a median income of $41,014 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,053. About 12.5% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 9.607% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Kirtland as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
External links
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Populated places established in 2015
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125973 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nageezi%2C%20New%20Mexico | Nageezi, New Mexico | Nageezi () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 296 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. A post office was established in 1941. Nageezi's name in Navajo means "squash."
Geography
Nageezi is located at (36.257608, -107.745175).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 296 people, 83 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km2). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.32% Native American and 0.68% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 83 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.81.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $11,042, and the median income for a family was $11,042. The per capita income for the CDP was $3,502. About 64.0% of families and 75.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 100% of those under the age of 18 and 28% of those 65 or over.
Education
The community of Nageezi is part of the Bloomfield School District.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napi%20Headquarters%2C%20New%20Mexico | Napi Headquarters, New Mexico | Napi Headquarters is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 706 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Napi Headquarters is located at (36.653183, -108.219714).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 706 people, 160 households, and 148 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 214.3 people per square mile (82.9/km2). There were 187 housing units at an average density of 56.8 per square mile (21.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.70% White, 0.14% African American, 97.31% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.
There were 160 households, out of which 74.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 38.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.5% were non-families. 5.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.41 and the average family size was 4.47.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 50.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 9.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $15,875, and the median income for a family was $20,069. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $12,955 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,335. About 46.1% of families and 48.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.2% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The community of Napi Headquarters is served by Farmington Municipal Schools.
References
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125975 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naschitti%2C%20New%20Mexico | Naschitti, New Mexico | Naschitti () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was established in 1886, when Tom Bryan set up a trading post east of the Chuska Mountains. With a Navajo name, Naschitti means "badger springs."
Geography
Naschitti is located at (36.064735, -108.682399).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.40% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 360 people, 92 households, and 77 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 142.9 people per square mile (55.2/km2). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile (16.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.94% Native American, 2.50% White, and 0.56% from two or more races.
There were 92 households, out of which 51.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.91 and the average family size was 4.36.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $42,361. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $28,088 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,226. None of the families and 5.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Naschitti as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenahnezad%2C%20New%20Mexico | Nenahnezad, New Mexico | Nenahnezad () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. Nenahnezad is a Chapter community just to the south of Fruitland, between the towns of Farmington and Shiprock. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Nenahnezad is located at (36.735812, -108.415499).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.22%) is water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 726 people, 193 households and 154 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 205.6 per square mile (79.4/km). There were 231 housing units at an average density of 65.4 per square mile (25.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.52% Native American, 0.69% White, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 193 households, of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 25.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.76 and the average family size was 4.38.
38.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median household income was $22,054 and the median family income was $21,250. Males had a median income of $25,156 vcompared with $15,577 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,041. About 51.4% of families and 59.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 63.0% of those under age 18 and 49.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Nenahnezad as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
Linford, Laurance D., Navajo Places - History, Legend Landscape The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2000.
External links
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
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125977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcomb%2C%20New%20Mexico | Newcomb, New Mexico | Newcomb () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. Newcomb was founded in 1887 when Joseph Wilkin and Henry Noel set up a trading post. It was known as Crozier from 1903 to 1919.
Geography
Newcomb is located at (36.283646, -108.706807).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 387 people, 123 households, and 84 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 65.1 people per square mile (25.2/km). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 23.2 per square mile (9.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.20% Native American, 13.70% White, 0.26% African American, 0.52% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.
There were 123 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,500, and the median income for a family was $19,000. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $34,205 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,584. About 52.0% of families and 48.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 61.9% of those under age 18 and 51.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Newcomb as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
Notable person
Navajo painter Arthur Begay was born in Newcomb.
Navajo rug weaver Clara Sherman was born near Newcomb.
References
Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojo%20Amarillo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico | Ojo Amarillo is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Ojo Amarillo is located at (36.693205, -108.369313).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 829 people, 174 households, and 163 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 434.8 people per square mile (167.6/km). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 101.2 per square mile (39.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.54% Native American, 1.57% White, 0.12% African American, 0.48% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 174 households, out of which 72.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 34.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.3% were non-families. 4.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.76 and the average family size was 4.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 49.3% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 1.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,662, and the median income for a family was $24,356. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $11,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,661. About 39.1% of families and 36.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 71.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Ojo Amarillo as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
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125979 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanostee%2C%20New%20Mexico | Sanostee, New Mexico | Sanostee () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 429 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Sanostee is located at (36.433153, -108.873639).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.22% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 429 people, 107 households, and 94 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 95.4 people per square mile (36.8/km). There were 156 housing units at an average density of 34.7 per square mile (13.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.53% Native American, 0.23% White, 0.23% from other races, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
There were 107 households, out of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.01 and the average family size was 4.31.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,212, and the median income for a family was $22,604. Males had a median income of $19,667 versus $12,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,926. About 38.5% of families and 47.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.4% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Sanostee as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
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125980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep%20Springs%2C%20New%20Mexico | Sheep Springs, New Mexico | Sheep Springs () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Sheep Springs is located at (36.148654, -108.703443).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 237 people, 57 households, and 49 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 39.9 people per square mile (15.4/km). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.20% Native American, 1.27% White, 1.69% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 57 households, out of which 63.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 40.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.16 and the average family size was 4.34.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 49.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $11,786, and the median income for a family was $11,429. Males had a median income of $15,750 versus $45,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $4,260. About 67.9% of families and 72.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 72.2% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Sheep Springs as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
References
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125981 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiprock%2C%20New%20Mexico | Shiprock, New Mexico | Shiprock () is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,718 people in the 2020 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shiprock is named after the nearby Shiprock rock formation. Since 1903, the town has been called Naat’áanii Nééz (meaning “tall leader” in the Navajo language) after the San Juan Indian Agency superintendent William T. Shelton who settled Shiprock for the United States government.
The annual Northern Navajo Fair is held every October. Since 1984, the community has hosted the Shiprock Marathon and Relay. Diné College is a local four-year college (formerly Navajo Community College), a tribally controlled community college with seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation. It is the site of a Chapter House for the Navajo, a Bureau of Indian Affairs agency and the Northern Navajo Medical Center (an Indian Health Service hospital).
The town is a key road junction for truck traffic and tourists visiting the Four Corners, Mesa Verde, Shiprock and the Grand Canyon. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 491 (formerly U.S. Route 666).
History
Shiprock was founded on September 11, 1903, by San Juan Agency superintendent William Taylor Shelton after being assigned to the northern Navajo by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. A former U.S. government instructor in agriculture at the Cherokee School in Yellow Hill, North Carolina (now Cherokee, NC), Shelton had moved up through BIA ranks to be given the appointment to open an Indian agency and boarding school. He founded Shiprock Indian School and administrative agency with a staff of three white and three Navajo employees. Shiprock Indian Boarding School remained until the American Indian boarding school system was phased out in the early 1980s.
The settlement encompassed land originally belonging to Tséheya Begay. According to one of Shelton's early reports, Navajo had been irrigating the land for many years, with 275 farms drawing water from approximately 25 ditches between the Shiprock area and Farmington. Under Shelton, the agency expanded the irrigation system and developed a dairy herd as part of its agricultural program; a sawmill near Sanostee and coal mine in the Hogback area were also developed. Early buildings in Shiprock were constructed of log and adobe, but brick replaced these materials after the disastrous flood of 1912. The superintendent was known as a disciplinarian who was ruthless in his prosecution of “moral lapses,” but is said to have been generally respected throughout the region, particularly for his efforts in adding the Utah-Colorado extension to the main Navajo Reservation.
In April 2020, Shiprock made it onto the front page of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America when an article appeared about the Navajo response to the epidemic with a photo of a graffiti "Beware of Covid-19" stating that Native Americans in North and South America had warned early, beginning of March about the corona crisis and now felt abandoned, as they were particularly badly affected by the pandemic.
Politics
The Shiprock Chapter government is a branch of the Navajo Nation government which exercise varied delegated powers and governmental authority in accordance with Navajo statutory, regulatory, and common law. The basis of local government for the Navajo Reservation, the Chapter was initiated in 1922 as a means of improving agricultural conditions at a local level. Later the Chapter became the basic political subdivision of Navajo Tribal Government. The Chapters elect representatives to the Navajo Tribal Council, the legislative branch of Navajo government.
Geography
Shiprock is located at (36.792789, −108.687294).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.10%) is water.
The Navajo Tribal Utility in December 2018 announced it planned to begin construction on a new water treatment plant in 2020 or 2021. The existing plant is 50 years old and currently adequate, but a water rights settlement between the Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico will bring an additional 7000 acre feet of water into the area from the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,156 people, 2,184 households, and 1,847 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 513.6 people per square mile (198.3/km). There were 2,594 housing units at an average density of 163.3 per square mile (63.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.74% Native American, 2.17% White, 0.16% African American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population. In 2010, the population of Shiprock was 8,295, which is an increase of +1.7% since 2000.
There were 2,184 households, out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.06.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,523, and the median income for a family was $24,951. Males had a median income of $24,032 versus $17,328 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,967. About 38.3% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 47.5% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, estimated median household income was $31,805, which is 29.7% above the value in 2000 (it was $24,523 in 2000).
Government and infrastructure
Navajo Corrections operated the Shiprock District Department of Corrections jail facility (Building #2651) in Shiprock. It had a capacity of twelve, with half of the capacity for women and the other half for men. On November 1992 it was reclassified as a 72-hour temporary holding facility because of a consent decree, and this was later decreased to 8-12 hours. By 2021 it had been cited for mold complaints. It closed in March 2021 with no prior announcement. The staff now drive prisoners to the jail in Crownpoint, New Mexico, which would take up to two hours. A 44-year old inmate, Carlos Yazzie, died of alcohol poisoning, something that medical staff could remedy, in 2017 after prison employees did not check on him for six hours. This was despite jail staff stating that his health condition was fine upon his intake.
Education
The Central Consolidated School District serves Shiprock as well as other communities in western San Juan County. Shiprock is home to Shiprock High School, Career Prep High School, Tsé Bit'a'í Middle School, Mesa Elementary School, Nizhoni Elementary School, Eva B. Stokely Elementary School
Shiprock Associated Schools, Inc., associated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), operates Atsá Biyáázh Community School and Shiprock Northwest High School (7th to 12th grade).
In film
The 1987 film Made in U.S.A. directed by Ken Friedman and starring Adrian Pasdar, Chris Penn and Lori Singer is partially referred to Shiprock.
Paramount's 1994 film Pontiac Moon starring Ted Danson was partially shot here.
In 1996 the location was the focus of the film ‘The Sunchaser’ starring Woody Harrelson, a fictional story of a surgeon who helps a Navajo teen reach the mountain.
It was one of the filming locations for the 1994 crime film Natural Born Killers.
The 2002 film Rocks With Wings, directed by Rick Derby, follows the Navajo members of the Lady Chieftains, the girls' basketball team from Shiprock High School, as they struggle with a new (black) coach, their own expectations, and those of their community and the "Anglo" world around them.
The 2017 documentary Mayors of Shiprock focuses on the group of native youths who are making a positive change in their community.
Notable people
Joyce Begay-Foss, Navajo weaver, educator, and curator, was born in Shiprock.
References
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125982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper%20Fruitland%2C%20New%20Mexico | Upper Fruitland, New Mexico | Upper Fruitland () is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Upper Fruitland is located at (36.721801, -108.297400).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km), of which 7.5 square miles (19.4 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km) (3.98%) is water.
Upper Fruitland should not be confused with Fruitland, which is located across the San Juan River. Upper Fruitland is inside the boundaries of the Navajo Reservation, whereas Fruitland is not.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,664 people, 431 households, and 374 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 222.6 people per square mile (85.9/km). There were 468 housing units at an average density of 62.6 per square mile (24.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.78% Native American, 0.96% White, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 431 households, out of which 53.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 4.16.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,096, and the median income for a family was $26,346. Males had a median income of $19,567 versus $15,822 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,246. About 27.7% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 58.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools serves Upper Fruitland as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
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125983 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las%20Vegas%2C%20New%20Mexico | Las Vegas, New Mexico | Las Vegas is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town"); they are separated by the Gallinas River and retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts.
The population was 13,753 at the 2010 census. Las Vegas is located south of Raton, east of Santa Fe, northeast of Albuquerque, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and south of Denver.
History
Las Vegas was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the Mexican government. The town was laid out in the traditional Spanish Colonial style, with a central plaza surrounded by buildings which could serve as fortifications in case of attack. Las Vegas soon prospered as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail. During the Mexican–American War in 1846, Stephen W. Kearny delivered an address at the Plaza of Las Vegas claiming New Mexico for the United States. In 1847, the town was the site of the Battle of Las Vegas, which was a part of the broader Taos Revolt by local Hispanos and Pueblo peoples against occupying United States forces. In 1877 Las Vegas College, the precursor to Regis University, was founded in Las Vegas by a group of exiled Italian Jesuits. In 1887, Las Vegas College moved to Denver whereupon the name was changed.
A railroad was constructed to the town in 1880. To maintain control of development rights, it established a station and related development one mile (1.6 km) east of the Plaza, creating a separate, rival New Town, as occurred elsewhere in the Old West. The same competing development occurred in Albuquerque, for instance. During the railroad era Las Vegas boomed, quickly becoming one of the largest cities in the American Southwest. Turn-of-the-century Las Vegas featured all the modern amenities, including an electric street railway, the "Duncan Opera House" at the northeast corner of 6th Street and Douglas Avenue, a Carnegie library, the Castañeda Hotel (a major Harvey House), and the New Mexico Normal School (now New Mexico Highlands University). Since the decline and restructuring of the railroad industry began in the 1950s, the city's population has remained relatively constant. Although the two towns have been combined, separate school districts have been maintained (Las Vegas City Schools and West Las Vegas School District).
The anti-colonist organization Las Gorras Blancas was active in the area in the 1890s.
Cowboy Reunions
Beginning in 1915, the Las Vegas Cowboys' Reunions were held annually until 1931; then in 1939, the Cowboys' Reunions were re-established. Their slogan was, "Git Fer Vegas, Cowboy!" These reunions were organized by a group of ranching families and cowboys which soon became the Las Vegas Cowboys' Reunion Association. The Reunions celebrated ranching life, which began in northern New Mexico in the early 1800s and continues into the 21st century. The annual affair included pie eating contests, barbecues, parades, banquets, balls, and "ranch rodeos." In the early years, celebrities—cowhands as well as big-name bands, movie stars like Tom Mix, and artists such as Randall Davey—came to Las Vegas for this event. In later years, famous cowhands participated in the Cowboys' Reunion Rodeos. The Cowboys' Reunions reflected the occupations of the area and attracted huge crowds for their four days of events. In 1952, the Cowboys' Reunion Association invited the Rough Riders Association to join them at the annual rodeo.
Outlaws
The arrival of the railroad on July 4, 1879 brought with it businesses, development and new residents, both respectable and dubious. Murderers, robbers, thieves, gamblers, gunmen, swindlers, vagrants, and tramps poured in, transforming the eastern side of the settlement into a virtually lawless brawl. Among the notorious characters were such legends of the Old West as: dentist Doc Holliday and his girlfriend Big Nose Kate, Dave Rudabaugh, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Mysterious Dave Mather, Hoodoo Brown, and Handsome Harry the Dancehall Rustler.
Historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell once claimed regarding the Old West, "Without exception there was no town which harbored a more disreputable gang of desperadoes and outlaws than did Las Vegas."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Las Vegas has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,565 people, 5,588 households, and 3,559 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,938.2 people per square mile (748.8/km2). There were 6,366 housing units at an average density of 847.1 per square mile (327.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 54.21% White, 0.99% African American, 1.96% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 37.19% from other races, and 4.95% from two or more races. Hispanic people of any race were 82.94% of the population.
As noted in the chart to the right, the population of Las Vegas peaked at 14,753 in 1990. By 2019, the estimated population had decreased 12.43% to 12,919.
There were 5,588 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income in 2019 for a household in the city was $26,561 as compared to the New Mexico median income of $49,754 and the national median of $62,843. The median income for a family in Las Vegas was $29,797. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $21,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20.080 as compared to $34,103 nationally as noted in the 2019 Census estimate. In the past, 24.3% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over. The most recent figures (2019) as provided by the U. S. Census Bureau estimate the total number of persons (all ages) at or below the poverty line has increased to 35.6%. This is significantly higher than the national average of 10.5% and the State average of 18.2%.
Libraries and museums
New Mexico Highlands University, founded 1893, is home to the Thomas C. Donnelly Library. It supports the teaching, research and community activities of New Mexico Highlands University. It acquires, organizes, preserves and provides access to pertinent information and scholarly materials for curricular needs, intellectual pursuits and personal enrichment of its clientele. It promotes programs and services that emphasize the diversity of the university's multicultural community and heritage. An addition increased the square footage from 23,700 to 53,500 and now holds a book collection of almost 200,000 volumes.
Las Vegas' Carnegie Library, established in 1904, is the only surviving Carnegie Library in New Mexico. Built from a $10,000 donation from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, its Neo-Classical Revival architecture resembles Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. The library sits in the middle of a park that occupies an entire city block, bordered by Victorian-style homes and buildings.
The City of Las Vegas Museum & Rough Rider Memorial on Grand Avenue, dedicated in 1940, was first established by the decision of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders regiment (the first Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of the Spanish–American War), who named Las Vegas its official reunion home. Their first reunion was held in Las Vegas, June 1899.
The museum, free and open to the public, houses a memorial collection of artifacts, archives and photographs from the Rough Riders and mementos in relation to the 1898 Cuban Campaign of the Spanish–American War, with information on over 200 members of the original regiment, RRR Association documents, etc. The museum illuminates the history of Las Vegas, its connection to the Rough Riders, the Santa Fe Trail and the development of New Mexico. It features collections of local Native American pottery, household items, costumes, ranching and farming equipment, agricultural and mercantile operations, and home life.
Housed in a 1940 Works Progress Administration-funded building, the museum is built of stone, with Pueblo Revival nuances.
Architecture
Las Vegas has numerous historic structures (mostly railroad-era houses and commercial buildings), with over 900 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although many buildings are in varying states of deterioration, others have been restored or are awaiting restoration. Some of the city's notable buildings include:
Dr. H.J. Mueller House, now a Bed and Breakfast called Crow's Nest Bed and Breakfast. An 1881 example of Victorian eclecticism with unusual octagonal tower
Plaza Hotel, 1881, site of the first reunion of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in 1899
Old City Hall, New Mexico's first municipal building, completed in 1892
Louis Fort House, Queen Anne house on Carnegie Park, built in 1895
Masonic Temple, Richardsonian Romanesque building erected in 1895
Castañeda Hotel, mission-style Harvey House built in 1898
Carnegie Library, built in 1903 at the center of Carnegie Park and modeled after Monticello
Education
Public schools
The City of Las Vegas is served by two public school districts.
Las Vegas City Schools serves the east side of Las Vegas.
West Las Vegas School District serves the west side of Las Vegas.
The City of Las Vegas has two major high schools:
Robertson High School
West Las Vegas High School
Colleges
Las Vegas is the home of New Mexico Highlands University, an important university in New Mexico especially for teacher training. Highlands has long had an excellent science, drama, art, and foreign language faculty. The art department was nationally renowned in the 1950s to 1970s and beyond. Also nearby, north of Las Vegas, is Luna Community College. The United World College in nearby Montezuma, New Mexico is a two-year international high school and one of the venues used by the International Baccalaureate Program for teacher training in the United States.
Transportation
Railway
Las Vegas Amtrak Station is a stop on the Southwest Chief route.
Airport
Las Vegas Municipal Airport serves single engine planes, small commercial jets, and helicopters.
Major highways
Interstate 25
Interstate 40 (55 miles to the south via U.S. Route 84)
Bus service
None
Films and television
Movies and television shows filmed in and around Las Vegas include:
Many silent Western films were made in and around Las Vegas, especially in the years 1913–1915, including several that starred Tom Mix.
The 1962–1963 NBC television western series Empire and its second-season version entitled Redigo were filmed in Santa Fe and near Storrie Lake in Las Vegas.
In the 1969 movie Easy Rider, Las Vegas, New Mexico, is the town where the two bikers ride behind a parade, are arrested for "parading without a permit," and meet Jack Nicholson's character in jail. The name of the town can be viewed in the background in one scene during this part of the movie.
The town was the filming location for parts of the 1978 movie Convoy, a film about truck drivers inspired by the 1975 song of the same name.
Las Vegas stood in for the fictional Calumet, Colorado in John Milius' 1984 film Red Dawn. As of 2005, many of the buildings and structures seen in the film remained.
Parts of the 1994 film Speechless, with Geena Davis and Michael Keaton, about a fictional New Mexico senatorial campaign, were filmed in Las Vegas.
Most of the 1994 film Wyatt Earp, with Kevin Costner was filmed in Las Vegas, though it was set in Kansas.
Several scenes in the 1998 film John Carpenter's Vampires were filmed on the plaza.
The Hi-Lo Country and All the Pretty Horses, released in 1998 and 2000 respectively, were almost entirely shot here.
In the 2001 documentary Freedom Downtime, a cross-country road trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, ends up in Las Vegas, New Mexico, by mistake.
The 2003 film Blind Horizon
In 2006, the film Fanboys used Las Vegas as one of its film locations. The film is about a dying Star Wars fan and was released in 2009.
Portions of the 2006 movie The Astronaut Farmer were filmed here.
The 2007 film Wild Hogs starring John Travolta included scenes filmed around Las Vegas.
Most of the 2007 Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men was filmed here.
The 2008 music video Beer for My Horses starring Toby Keith and Rodney Carrington was filmed in and around Las Vegas.
The 2009 thriller Not Forgotten was shot in Las Vegas for incentive reasons.
The 2010 film Due Date starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis was partly filmed in Las Vegas, and was used as a fake border crossing into Mexico.
Scenes for the 2011 film Paul starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Joe Lo Truglio and Sigourney Weaver, were filmed in and around Las Vegas.
The 2012 A&E TV series Longmire starring Robert Taylor and Katee Sackhoff and set in Wyoming was filmed in Las Vegas.
The TV series House of Cards filmed in Las Vegas in November 2014 for two weeks. The footage was used in the third-season finale.
The TV series Good Luck Charlie aired an episode in which one of the main characters travels to Las Vegas with her best friend and her family, thinking they were going to the city of the same name in Nevada.
The Criminal Minds season 11 episode "Outlaw" takes place in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Media
Las Vegas is served by an award-winning bi-weekly newspaper, the Las Vegas Optic. It is published on Wednesday and Friday.
The Fort Union Drive-in theater is located on 7th Street in Las Vegas.
The Indigo Theater is located at 146 Bridge Street in Las Vegas.
Notable people
Antonia Apodaca (1923-2020), musician
Paula Angel (1842–1861), murderer, only woman to be executed in post-colonial New Mexico
S. Omar Barker (1894–1985), oft-recited cowboy poet; born in a log cabin in New Mexico, where he lived his entire life as a rancher, legislator, WW1 veteran, teacher and writer
Margaret Herrera Chávez (1912–1992), painter
Ann Nolan Clark (1896–1995), teacher in public schools and reservations, writer of children's multicultural books
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959), attorney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (current)
Wally Funk (born 1939), aviator, astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador
Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (1894–1991), educator, nutritionist, activist, writer, inventor of the u-shaped fried taco shell
Pelham D. Glassford (1883–1959), U.S. Army brigadier general
Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), professional wrestler for WWE, wrestled for New Mexico Highlands University
Edgar Lee Hewett (1865-1946), archaeologist and anthropologist, founder of the Museum of New Mexico and first president of the New Mexico Normal School (now New Mexico Highlands University)
Mari-Luci Jaramillo (1928–2019), educator and U.S. Ambassador to Honduras under Jimmy Carter
Andrieus A. Jones (1862–1927), school principal and attorney, mayor of Las Vegas (1893–1894), United States Senator (1917–1927)
Margaret Larkin (1899–1967), writer and musician; born in Las Vegas
Ray Leger (1925–2009), educator and member of the New Mexico Senate
Pola Lopez (born 1954), artist
George J. Maloof Sr. (1923–1980), heir and businessman; born in Las Vegas
Frank Olmstead (1923–2004), mayor of Las Vegas and 18th Auditor of New Mexico
Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), actor, dancer and singer-songwriter; owned a ranch near Las Vegas
References
External links
City website
Chamber of Commerce
Cities in New Mexico
Cities in San Miguel County, New Mexico
Santa Fe Trail
County seats in New Mexico
Populated places established in 1835
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125984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos%2C%20New%20Mexico | Pecos, New Mexico | Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census, growing much faster than in other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River, which flows from the north out of the Santa Fe National Forest. Notable locations nearby include Pecos National Historical Park, Glorieta Pass, Pecos Benedictine Monastery, and Lisboa Springs Trout Hatchery. It is also an entry point for hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in the Pecos Wilderness. The closest metropolitan area is the Santa Fe metropolitan area, approximately 26 miles (42 km) to the west.
Geography
Pecos is located at (35.580954, -105.678660).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,441 people, 542 households, and 383 families residing in the village. The population density was 830.3 people per square mile (319.8/km). There were 628 housing units at an average density of 361.9 per square mile (139.4/km). The racial makeup of the village was 68.91% White, 0.21% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 26.51% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 80.08% of the population.
There were 542 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,549, and the median income for a family was $33,828. Males had a median income of $28,625 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,306. About 13.0% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Pecos Independent Schools serves the Village of Pecos as well as rural areas in western San Miguel County.
References
External links
National Park Service: Pecos National Historical Park
U.S. Forest Service: Santa Fe National Forest. Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District
Pecos Conference
San Miguel County Plan
Villages in San Miguel County, New Mexico
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125985 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algodones%2C%20New%20Mexico | Algodones, New Mexico | Algodones is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 814 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Algodones lies in the Rio Grande Valley in the northeast of the Albuquerque Basin on the east bank of the Rio Grande.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.37%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 688 people, 236 households, and 182 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 95.4 people per square mile (36.8/km2). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 35.6 per square mile (13.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.52% White, 0.58% African American, 2.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 39.39% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 73.40% of the population.
There were 236 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,792, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $26,477 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,214. About 10.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, which operates Bernalillo High School.
References
External links
Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125986 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernalillo%2C%20New%20Mexico | Bernalillo, New Mexico | Bernalillo is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 8,320. It is the county seat of Sandoval County.
Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Wine Festival
In the 1620s, the wine grape was introduced to Bernalillo and the wine industry blew up. Families were making their own wine from scratch and vineyards were flourishing. Unfortunately, the market dipped due to drought and floods. Slowly over time, the wine industry came back into Bernalillo and has sustained its health today, becoming a tradition and staple within the town itself.
The town has embraced its wine heritage and hosts the New Mexico Wine festival yearly during each Labor Day. The event brings in people from all of New Mexico as well as tourists. The event has served as an economic development project for the area as well.
Geography
Bernalillo is located at (35.309363, -106.552032).
It lies in the Rio Grande Valley of the Albuquerque Basin on the east bank of the Rio Grande. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (2.34%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,611 people, 2,309 households, and 1,724 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,436.9 people per square mile (554.9/km2). There were 2,473 housing units at an average density of 537.5 per square mile (207.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 60.17% White, 0.74% African American, 3.92% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 31.34% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.75% of the population. Most of these are descendants of colonial Spanish and Mexican settlers in the area from the 16th through the 19th century.
There were 2,309 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,864, and the median income for a family was $36,286. Males had a median income of $27,417 versus $22,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,100. About 13.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Most of Bernalillo is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district. Some is in the Jemez Valley Public Schools district. The former operates Bernalillo High School.
Cultural references
Anton Docher, who became known as "The Padre of Isleta", first served as a priest in Bernalillo after coming as a missionary to the United States from France. He later served for decades in Isleta.
Bernalillo Courthouse is the setting for the marriage between Jimmy "Saul Goodman" McGill and Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul.
Bernalillo is mentioned several times in Willa Cather's 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop.
Sam Shepard's play The Late Henry Moss is set "on the outskirts of" Bernalillo.
Bernalillo is mentioned and is the scene of part of the action in Ben Sanders book "American Blood" Allen and Unwin 2015
Gallery
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
Towns in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Towns in New Mexico
County seats in New Mexico
Albuquerque metropolitan area
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125987 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochiti%2C%20New%20Mexico | Cochiti, New Mexico | Cochiti (; Eastern Keresan: Kotyit [kʰocʰi̥tʰ] – "Forgotten", Navajo: Tǫ́ʼgaaʼ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. A historic pueblo of the Cochiti people, it is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 528 at the 2010 census. Located 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Santa Fe, the community is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 528 people, 157 households and 127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 440 per square mile (169.9/km). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 149.9 per square mile (59.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1% Native American, 1.5% White, 1.3% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.
There were 157 households, of which 28% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 29.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.76.
31.8% of the population were under the age of 19, 6.4% from 20 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.5 years.
In the 2000 census, the median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $19,231 compared with $21,641 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,153. About 21.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
Cochiti pueblo and Cochiti people
The Cochiti pueblo people are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. According to the Keres Online Dictionary the Keresan-name for the People of Cochiti Pueblo is Kʾúutìimʾé ("People from the Mountains, i.e. Cochiti people").
The Cochiti speak Keres, an eastern Keresan language, which is a language isolate. In the early 21st century, the Keres Children's Learning Center, an independent Keres immersion school, was founded to aid with preservation of their language and culture. It has added grades since its founding.
The pueblo administers of reservation land and works closely with the Bureau of Land Management who has jurisdiction over Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
The pueblo celebrates the annual feast day for its patron saint, San Buenaventura, on July 14.
History
The Cochiti people are thought to be descended from the Ancestral Puebloans (formerly known as the Anasazi). The ancestors of the Cochiti people, living in cliff dwellings at Rito de los Frijoles in present-day Bandelier National Monument, divided into two groups. One was located in the pueblo of Katishtya (later called San Felipe pueblo) in the south and the other was located in Potrero Viejo, one of the finger mesas of the Pajarito Plateau in northern central New Mexico. Approximately 12 miles northwest of the present-day Cochiti Pueblo, a temporary pueblo known as Hanut Cochiti had been established.
In 1598, Spanish conquistador, Juan de Oñate came to Cochiti Pueblo. At first, the Spaniards admired and respected the Pueblo Peoples for their Spanish-like farming techniques and villages, viewing them as equals, and opening trade. As time went on, the Spaniards attempted to assimilate Cochiti people (and other tribes) into New Spanish society. They were forced to pay taxes in crops, cotton, and work. The Spanish Catholic missionaries attacked their religion and renamed the Pueblos with Catholic saints’ names and began a program of church construction, such as the San Buenaventura Mission at Cochiti, routinely torturing the tribes for practicing their traditional religion, and forcing the them into labor and/or slavery.
The Cochiti pueblo people took part in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, an uprising of the Native Americans against the Spaniards. When Spanish Governor Antonio de Otermin reconquered New Mexico, the tribe retreated with the other Keresan tribes of San Felipe and Santo Domingo (now called Kewa) to the Potrero Viejo. The Cochiti people remained at Potrero Viejo until 1693 when they were forced to flee Spanish Governor Don Diego de Vargas and his troops.
Art
Potters of Cochiti and Kewa Pueblo (formerly Santo Domingo Pueblo) have made traditional pots for centuries, developing styles for different purposes and expressing deep beliefs in their designs. Since the early decades of the 20th century, these pots have been appreciated by a wider audience outside the pueblos. Continuing to use traditional techniques, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, potters have also expanded their designs and repertoire in pottery, which has an international market.
Education
It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, which operates Bernalillo High School.
Notable people from Cochiti Pueblo
Helen Cordero, storyteller and pottery
The Herrera-Ortiz family of Cochiti Pueblo is known for their traditional pottery, as well as other forms of art.
Laurencita Herrera (1912–1984), storyteller pottery and vessels
Virgil Ortiz (born 1969), potter and designer
Inez Ortiz (1960–2008), traditional Cochiti potter
Lisa Holt (born 1980), Cochiti potter with modern influence
The Montoya-Peña family of both Cochiti Pueblo and San Ildefonso Pueblo, known for their painting
Martina Vigil Montoya (1856–1916)
Tonita Peña (1893–1949), painter
Joe Herrera (1923–2001), painter
Diego Romero (born 1964), pottery and printmaking
Mateo Romero (born 1966), painter
In popular culture
In 1969, a documentary film about a Native American boy's life on the Cochiti pueblo was made for Sesame Street'''s second season (1970–1971), aired on December 9, 1970. Subjects it covered included a game of shinny, making tortillas, and making necklaces out of corn for summertime sale to tourists.
Gallery
See also
Cochiti Dam
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sandoval County, New Mexico
References
Further reading
Chapman, Kenneth Milton (1977). The Pottery of Santo Domingo Pueblo: A Detailed Study of Its Decoration. School of American Research, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, ; original published in 1936 as volume 1 of the Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology
Verzuh, Valerie K. (2008). A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos''. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
External links
Official Pueblo de Cochiti website
Puebloan peoples
Pueblo great houses
Native American tribes in New Mexico
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
History of Sandoval County, New Mexico
Albuquerque metropolitan area
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Tourist attractions in Sandoval County, New Mexico
National Register of Historic Places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
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125988 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%2C%20New%20Mexico | Cuba, New Mexico | Cuba is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 735. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Description
Located along the busy U.S. Route 550, Cuba has several motels, restaurants and bars. In 2005 and 2019, the National Christmas Tree was harvested from the Santa Fe National Forest near Cuba.
Geography
Cuba is located at (36.018325, -106.959642).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 590 people, 222 households, and 152 families residing in the village. The population density was 465.3 people per square mile (179.4/km). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 228.7 per square mile (88.2/km). The racial makeup of the village was 44.07% white, 0.17% African American, 26.78% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 23.90% from other races, and 4.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.34% of the population.
There were 222 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $21,538, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,192. About 36.5% of families and 41.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.1% of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.
Climate
See also
References
External links
Villages in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
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125990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemez%20Springs%2C%20New%20Mexico | Jemez Springs, New Mexico | Jemez Springs (pronounced HEH-mes) is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 250 at the 2010 census. Named for the nearby Pueblo of Jemez, the village is the site of Jemez State Monument and the headquarters of the Jemez Ranger District. The village and nearby locations in the Jemez Valley are the site of hot springs and several religious retreats.
Geography
Situated in the Jemez Mountains, Jemez Springs is located entirely within the Santa Fe National Forest. The village is sited on the Jemez River in the red rock San Diego Canyon. State Highway 4 passes through the settlement on the east bank of the Rio Grande tributary. Geothermal springs in and near the village feed the Jemez River. The village has a total area of , all land.
History
The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American pueblos (villages), in the valley. The Franciscan mission church San José de los Jemez was built just to the north of the current village in 1621 but was abandoned around the 1640s. Today the ruins are the site of Jemez State Monument. Following the Pueblo Revolt the Jemez people began converging at the current Pueblo of Jemez. In the nineteenth century the valley was given over to mostly agrarian and pastoral uses.
Jemez Springs' post office opened in 1907. The village is named for the Pueblo of Jemez twelve miles to the south. The 1907 post office was preceded by one established in 1884 named Archuleta. The village's current main bathhouse originates from this period.
In 1942, Jemez Springs was the second choice (after Oak City, Utah) for the location of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the proposed Manhattan Project research laboratory, but Los Alamos was chosen instead.
In 1947 two Roman Catholic retreats were founded nearby, the Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete and the Handmaids of the Precious Blood. The village was incorporated in 1955. Following enthusiasm from supporters of Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, the Bodhi Manda Zen Center was founded in 1972.
Demographics
Jemez Springs is in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2000, there were 375 people, 113 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was 78.1 people per square mile (30.2/km2). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 78.40% White, 2.40% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 12.80% from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.47% of the population.
There were 113 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,818, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $36,964 versus $4,960 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,522. About 13.5% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
Jemez Valley Public Schools serves the village of Jemez Springs as well as the surrounding Jemez Mountain Region.
Climate
Jemez Springs has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).
Notable people
Rudolfo Anaya, author, has a house there.
Gerald Fitzgerald, Roman Catholic priest, and founder of the religious order The Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete lived in Jemez Springs.
N. Scott Momaday had a retirement home there until 2011.
See also
List of municipalities in New Mexico
References
External links
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Jemez Springs Public Library
Jemez Valley Public Schools
Jemez Mountains
Villages in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Villages in New Mexico
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125991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Jara%2C%20New%20Mexico | La Jara, New Mexico | La Jara is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
La Jara is located at (36.095771, -106.956415).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 93 households, and 62 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.7 people per square mile (5.7/km2). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 9.9 per square mile (3.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.60% White, 1.44% Native American, 21.05% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.43% of the population.
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,444, and the median income for a family was $46,406. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $23,558 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,691. About 10.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
References
External links
Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125992 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1a%20Blanca%2C%20New%20Mexico | Peña Blanca, New Mexico | Peña Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 661. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Peña Blanca's name is derived from the Spanish term for "white rock". Without the tilde, "pena blanca" means "white sorrow" or "white pain".
Geography
Peña Blanca is located at (35.573078, -106.337361).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 661 people, 226 households, and 169 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 97.4 people per square mile (37.6/km). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 38.6 per square mile (14.9/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.63% White, 0.91% African American, 5.60% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 63.24% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.43% of the population.
There were 226 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,063, and the median income for a family was $28,214. Males had a median income of $19,732 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,401. About 25.3% of families and 27.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Peña Blanca in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, which operates Bernalillo High School.
Notable people
Joseph Montoya, politician
Francine Irving Neff, 34th treasurer of the United States
References
Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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125994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placitas%2C%20Sandoval%20County%2C%20New%20Mexico | Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Placitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,977. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Placitas is located at (35.317444, -106.452065).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 3,452 people, 1,485 households, and 1,101 families in the CDP. The population density was 115.4 people per square mile (44.5/km). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 53.7 per square mile (20.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.52% White, 0.70% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.46% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.22%.
Of the 1,485 households 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.1% of households were one person and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.66.
The age distribution was 18.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 42.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median household income was $60,597 and the median family income was $71,696. Males had a median income of $46,667 versus $41,914 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,243. About 2.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, which operates Bernalillo High School.
References
Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
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