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  State: New Mexico
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -7:00. 
| Population: | 41,061 | 
| 2000 Population: | 36,597 | 
| White Population: | 24,728 | 
| Black Population: | 2,066 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 13,847 | 
| Asian Population: | 163 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 399 | 
| Indian Population: | 17 | 
| Other Population: | 7,966 | 
| Male Population: | 18,431 | 
| Female Population: | 18,166 | 
| Median Age: | 67.2 | 
| Male Median Age: | 65.8 | 
| Female Median Age: | 68.6 | 
| Households: | 15,228 | 
| Average Household Size: | 5.52 | 
| Average House Value: | $143,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $71,137 | 
| Land Area: | 336.04 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.037 sq mi | 
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            Monument, NM (       7.8 miles)
             Lovington, NM (      12.0 miles)
             Eunice, NM (      18.9 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 1,819,046 | 
| White Population: | 1,214,253 | 
| Black Population: | 34,343 | 
| Asian Population: | 19,255 | 
| Indian Population: | 173,483 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 1,503 | 
| Other Population: | 309,882 | 
| Male Population: | 894,317 | 
| Female Population: | 924,729 | 
| Median Age: | 34.60 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.40 | 
| Female Median Age: | 35.60 | 
| 2000 Households: | 677,971 | 
| White Households: | 493,575 | 
| Black Households: | 12,589 | 
| Asian Households: | 6,081 | 
| Indian Households: | 47,483 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 446 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.18 |