Santa Clara, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Santa Clara, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Village
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:County
Subdivision Name2:Grant
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.19
Area Land Km2:5.15
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:2.00
Area Land Sq Mi:1.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1637
Population Density Km2:317.60
Population Density Sq Mi:822.61
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5998
Coordinates:32.78°N -108.1492°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:88026
Area Code:575
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-70270
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2413590

Santa Clara is a village in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census,[2] 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.[3] [4]

Geography

Santa Clara is located east of the center of Grant County. U.S. Route 180 passes around the north and east sides of the village, leading west 7miles to Silver City, the county seat, and south 2miles to Bayard.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.99%, is water.[2]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,944 people, 696 households, and 496 families residing in the village. The population density was 1925.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 821 housing units at an average density of 813.1sp=usNaNsp=us. 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

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Santa Clara village, New Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 23, 2016.
  3. http://southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Southwest/Grant/TheCentralMiningDistrict-.html The Central Mining District — Bayard, Fierro, Hanover, Hurley, Santa Clara
  4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nma/carlschollabout.htm "Central (PO)
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

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