| Anthony, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
| — City — | |
| Main Street in Anthony | |
| Location of Anthony, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Dona Ana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramon S. Gonzalez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,802 ft (1,159 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,904 |
| • Density | 2,002.4/sq mi (773.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 88000-88099 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-03820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0920558 |
Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA. The population was 7,904 at the 2000 census. It is located on the New Mexico–Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley, and on Interstate 10, 27 miles south of Las Cruces and 21 miles north of El Paso, Texas. The city is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In an election held on January 5, 2010, Anthony residents voted in favor of incorporating the community. A total of 561 votes were cast, with 410 (73.1%) supporting the measure and 151 (26.9%) opposed.[1] The new municipality officially came into existence on July 1, 2010.[2]
Contents |
Anthony is located at (32.006028, -106.600669)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,904 people, 2,077 households, and 1,858 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,002.4 people per square mile (772.6/km²). There were 2,217 housing units at an average density of 561.6 per square mile (216.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.78% White, 0.27% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 37.82% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 96.44% of the population.
There were 2,077 households out of which 57.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.02.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 39.7% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,547, and the median income for a family was $24,298. Males had a median income of $23,307 versus $17,757 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,674. About 33.2% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
Anthony is home to the Gadsden Independent School District's Gadsden High School and Gadsden Middle School as well as a satellite campus of Dona Ana Community College, a branch of New Mexico State University.
Following the successful incorporation vote, elections for city offices – mayor, municipal judge, and municipal trustees – were held on April 13, 2010.[2] Ramon S. Gonzalez defeated four other candidates in the mayoral race, receiving 55.6 percent of the vote. Peggy Sue Scott was elected to the position of municipal judge. A total of thirteen candidates ran for the four municipal trustee positions. A field of thirteen candidates competed for the four available municipal trustee positions. They were won by Betty Gonzalez, Juan M. Acevedo, Diana Murillo, and James G. Scott.[5] The first council meeting took place on July 7, 2010.[6]
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||