Lake Arthur, New Mexico

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Lake Arthur is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lake Arthur is located at 32°59′58″N, 104°21′55″W (32.999556, -104.365158)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 432 people, 134 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 303.3/km² (789.2/mi²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 104.6/km² (272.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.96% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 34.49% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 70.14% of the population.

There were 134 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the town the population was spread out with 38.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $22,679. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $15,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,497. About 24.7% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.