Timberon, New Mexico

Timberon, New Mexico
CDP
Timberon Lodge
Location of Timberon, New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°37′54″N 105°41′32″W / 32.63167°N 105.69222°W / 32.63167; -105.69222Coordinates: 32°37′54″N 105°41′32″W / 32.63167°N 105.69222°W / 32.63167; -105.69222
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Otero
Area
• Total	20.2 sq mi (52.3 km2)
• Land	20.2 sq mi (52.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	6,929 ft (2,112 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	309
• Density	15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	88350
Area code(s)	575
FIPS code	35-77950
GNIS feature ID	0912792

Timberon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico and is within the Sacramento Mountains at the southern edge of the Lincoln National Forest, directly north of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation. The population was 309 at the 2000 census.

Timberon has a 9-hole golf course, as well as a lodge, a pool, a church, an airstrip and a volunteer fire department. The residents consider it a retirement and resort community.

Geography

Timberon is located at 32°37′54″N 105°41′32″W / 32.63167°N 105.69222°W / 32.63167; -105.69222 (32.631675, -105.692254)^[1]. Elevation is 7150 feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.2 square miles (52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 309 people, 145 households, and 98 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.3 people per square mile (5.9/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 22.7 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.59% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 4.21% from other races, and 3.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.62% of the population.

There were 145 households out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.52.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,519, and the median income for a family was $25,804. Males had a median income of $13,000 versus $25,278 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,743. About 2.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 4.9% of those sixty five or over.

See also

• Lincoln National Forest

References

1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Timberon, New Mexico.

• The Timberon Mountaineer
• Timberon info pages from the Mountain Times
• Timberon Development Council, Inc.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico, United States County seat: Alamogordo City Alamogordo Villages Cloudcroft Tularosa CDPs Bent Boles Acres Chaparral‡ High Rolls Holloman AFB La Luz Mayhill Mescalero Orogrande Piñon Sacramento Timberon Twin Forks Weed Other unincorporated communities Hortonville Mountain Park Newman Sunspot Three Rivers Indian reservation Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties