Cimarron, New Mexico
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Colfax |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km²) |
| - Land | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 6,430 ft (1,960 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 917 |
| - Density | 479.5/sq mi (185.1/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 87714 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-15440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0887606 |
Cimarron is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 917 at the 2000 census.
Philmont Scout Ranch, an extensive "high-adventure base" operated by the Boy Scouts of America, is located just west of Cimarron. The Chase Ranch (famous for its heart-shaped brand and allegedly the Marlboro Man's place of origin), Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch, the [1]CS Ranch, the UU Bar Ranch (formerly the property of Waite Phillips), the Elliott Barker State Wildlife Area, the Valle Vidal, and Carson National Forest are also located in the Cimarron area.
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[edit] Geography
Cimarron is located at (36.509467, -104.915496)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 917 people, 382 households, and 255 families residing in the village. The population density was 479.5 people per square mile (185.4/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 234.8/sq mi (90.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 77.54% White, 0.11% African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 17.23% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58.89% of the population.
There were 382 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,875, and the median income for a family was $30,677. Males had a median income of $26,125 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,248. About 9.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
In 1842, Lucien B. Maxwell, a fur trapper, came to the Beaubien-Miranda Ranch in northern New Mexico and courted and married Luz Beaubien, one of the owner's six daughters. He eventually inherited the ranch and built a huge mansion in 1858 on the future town site.
Lucien B. Maxwell built the Aztec Mill in 1864. It is preserved as the Old Mill Museum, operated by the Cimarron Historical Society. The museum's collection includes working mill parts, Native American tools, weapons and pottery; Maxwell Land Grant paperwork and documents, and much more.
Cimarron was officially chartered in 1861 and was named for the Spanish word used to describe a mustang, meaning "wild" and "unbroken". Cimarron was the county seat of Colfax County beginning in 1872, when it replaced Elizabethtown, to 1882, when Raton became the new county seat. It was during this time that Lucien Maxwell sold the Maxwell Land Grant to a group of investors, with the resultant Colfax County War in which over 200 people were killed.
[edit] Final Homeport of USS Cimarron
As a tribute to many dedicated crew members, USS Cimarron's key artifacts were donated to Cimarron, since it is the closest village to the Cimarron River's headwaters at Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Her ship's bell became the village high school's bell.
[edit] See also
- Ernest Thompson Seton - story-teller
- Philmont Ranch Community Stewardship
- Villa Philmonte - Built in 1926 by oil magnate Waite Phillips
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Cimarron Chamber of Commerce
- Cimarron visitors information
- Cimarron High School's Weather-Webcam
- I-25 Corridor RV Blogger
- Troutman Studio: Historic Postcards from Cimarron, New Mexico
- Cimarron, New Mexico is at coordinates Coordinates:
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