Guadalupe County, New Mexico

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Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population is 4,680. Its county seat is Santa Rosa ⁶.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent Counties

2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,852 km² (3,032 mi²). 7,849 km² (3,030 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,680 people, 1,655 households, and 1,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 2,160 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.06% White, 1.32% Black or African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 39.06% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 81.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,655 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were married couples living together, 14.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% 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 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 121.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,783, and the median income for a family was $28,279. Males had a median income of $22,463 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,241. About 18.10% of families and 21.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

State of New Mexico

Regions
Central New Mexico \| Eastern New Mexico \| Llano Estacado \| Northern New Mexico \| Sangre de Cristo Mountains \| Southwestern New Mexico
Cities & Towns
Albuquerque \| Las Cruces \| Rio Rancho \| Roswell \| Santa Fe
Alamogordo \| Artesia \| Belen \| Carlsbad \| Clovis \| Deming \| Española \| Farmington \| Gallup \| Grants \| Hobbs \| Las Vegas \| Lovington \| Los Alamos \| Los Lunas \| Portales \| Raton \| Ruidoso \| Silver City \| Socorro \| Taos \| Truth or Consequences \| Tucumcari
Counties
Bernalillo \| Catron \| Chaves \| Cibola \| Colfax \| Curry \| De Baca \| Doña Ana \| Eddy \| Grant \| Guadalupe \| Harding \| Hidalgo \| Lea \| Lincoln \| Los Alamos \| Luna \| McKinley \| Mora \| Otero \| Quay \| Rio Arriba \| Roosevelt \| San Juan \| San Miguel \| Sandoval \| Santa Fe \| Sierra \| Socorro \| Taos \| Torrance \| Union \| Valencia
Colleges and universities
Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute \| College of Santa Fe \| College of the Southwest \| Eastern New Mexico University \| New Mexico Highlands University \| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology \| New Mexico Military Institute \| New Mexico State University \| St. John's College, Santa Fe \| University of New Mexico \| Western New Mexico University

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