Santa Teresa, New Mexico

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Santa Teresa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Santa Teresa was founded by the Charles Crowder who built the Santa Teresa Country Club, a two full 18 holes golf club surrounded by villas after he exchanged the land from the natives Hopis, in 1975. The Hopis had kept the land from the time of the Santa Teresa Grant in late 1500.

The idea of forming a bi-national industrial city - Santa Teresa, New Mexico - San Jerónimo - State of Chihuahua, Mexico, with an inside border crossing came to place under the Santa Teresa Holding Company headed by Luis Eduardo Silva, who got the Mexican approval under president Carlos Salinas. The time for such agreement for Crowder-Silva was too late, as their development companies were delinquent for over 300 million dollars with banks and private investors, mainly the Southwest Bank. The total project was a 1.3 billion dollars in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Crowder became broke and no longer controls Santa Teresa, Mr. Silva kept some land holdings, while Santa Teresa continued as a residential area, operating the border crossing and its international airport. The Santa Teresa Holding Company is still active.^{[citation needed]}

Asian and American large concerns are operating twin plants operations, such Baxter, using the Mexican labor and American management and technologies. The University of Phoenix, the Wells Fargo Bank, The State National Bank, Balboa University, are located at Santa Teresa with full services branches.

Mr. Silva has introduced application for the incorporation of Santa Teresa as a City under the Dona Ana County, New Mexico charter. The matter is pending before the New Mexico State authorities with a resolution expected in early 2007.

[edit] Geography

Santa Teresa is located at 31°51′12″N, 106°38′29″W (31.853273, -106.641302)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.4 km² (10.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 952 households, and 755 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 91.9/km² (238.0/mi²). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 35.5/km² (91.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.09% White, 1.19% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 13.04% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55.58% of the population.

There were 952 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,500, and the median income for a family was $66,833. Males had a median income of $43,500 versus $30,326 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,561. About 2.2% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.