Otero County, New Mexico

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Otero County, New Mexico
Map
Location in the state of New Mexico
New Mexico's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	30 January 1899
Seat	Alamogordo
Largest city	Alamogordo
Area - Total - Land - Water	6,627 sq mi (17,164 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.01%
Population - (2000) - Density	62,298 10/sq mi (4/km²)
Website: co.otero.nm.us

Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 62,298. Its county seat is Alamogordo^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 National protected areas
2 Demographics
3 Localities
4 Other places in Otero County
5 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,627 square miles (17,165 km²), of which, 6,626 square miles (17,163 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.01%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] National protected areas

Lincoln National Forest (part)
White Sands National Monument (part)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 62,298 people, 22,984 households, and 16,801 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 29,272 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.71% White, 3.92% Black or African American, 5.80% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 11.67% from other races, and 3.60% from two or more races. 32.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 22,984 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,861, and the median income for a family was $34,781. Males had a median income of $27,657 versus $18,470 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,345. About 15.60% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Localities

[edit] City

Alamogordo

[edit] Villages

[edit] Census-designated places

[edit] Other localities

[edit] Other places in Otero County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico

County seat: Alamogordo

City	Alamogordo

Villages	Cloudcroft \| Tularosa

CDPs	Boles Acres \| Holloman Air Force Base \| La Luz \| Mescalero \| Timberon

Communities	High Rolls \| Mountain Park \| Newman \| Sunspot