Official Name: | Chaparral, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Doña Ana, Otero |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 152.98 |
Area Land Km2: | 152.98 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 59.06 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 59.06 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 16551 |
Population Density Km2: | 108.19 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 280.22 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4082 |
Coordinates: | 32.0444°N -106.4061°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 88081 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-14250 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2408012 |
Chaparral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana and Otero counties, New Mexico. The population was 14,631 at the 2010 census.[2] Chaparral is primarily a bedroom community for the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas, and the neighboring military installations of White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. It is officially part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chaparral is located in the southeast corner of Doña Ana County and the southwest corner of Otero County at 32.0392°N -106.4297°W (32.039072, −106.429630).[3] Its southern border is the Texas state line, the northern limit of the city of El Paso. Chaparral is geographically isolated from the rest of Doña Ana County due to its location on the east side of the Franklin Mountains.
Downtown El Paso, Texas is to the south, Fort Bliss in Texas is to the south, and the White Sands Missile Range is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chaparral CDP has a total area of 153.4km2, all land.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,117 people, 1,837 households, and 1,497 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 157.8/mi2. There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of 55.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.69% White, 1.26% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 21.38% from other races, and 4.77% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 64.49% of the population.
There were 1,837 households, out of which 48.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.70.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,692, and the median income for a family was $26,153. Males had a median income of $23,904 versus $17,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,033. About 25.2% of families and 31.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.6% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over.
As part of the Gadsden Independent School District, Chaparral has the following public schools:
Doña Ana Community College maintains a satellite campus in Chaparral.
Commercial air and rail transportation are available in the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas. Several highways (state and federal) pass through Chaparral: