Catron County, New Mexico

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Catron County is a county located in New Mexico, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Catron County had an official population of 3543 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 3405, It is the third least populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It has total area of 6929.03 sq mi (17946.11 kmē), of which, 6927.81 square miles (17942.95 kmē) of it is land and 1.22 square miles (3.16 kmē) of it is water, making it New Mexico's largest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 3543 people, 1584 households, and 1041 families living in the county. The population density was 0.5 people per square mile (0.19/kmē), it would be the second least densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. There were 2548 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.23 persons, and the average family size was 2.75 persons. In the Catron County, 21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.2% were 18 to 24, 19.5% were 25 to 44, 36.4% were 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 3405, The racial makeup of the county was 94.27% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 2.76% American Indian, 0.62% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.94% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $23892, it is third poorest county by median household income in New Mexico. The median income for a family in the county was $30742, it is ninth poorest county by median family income in New Mexico. The per capita income for the county was $13951, it is New Mexico's ninth poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 714 pupils and students, of which 391 are male and 323 are female, 20.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 39 nursery or pri school, 51 kindergarten, 338 elementary school, 194 high school and 92 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Reserve Village	Catron County	0.56	0.56	0	387	696.2	14612	24750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3543
April 2000 Estimate	3543
July 2000 Estimate	3566
July 2001 Estimate	3464
July 2002 Estimate	3451
July 2003 Estimate	3380
July 2004 Estimate	3368
July 2005 Estimate	3300
July 2006 Estimate	3405
July 2007 Estimate	3414
July 2008 Estimate	3405

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	16	23	39
Kindergarten	27	24	51
Elementary school	192	146	338
High school	106	88	194
College or graduate school	50	42	92

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Catron County, New Mexico	$23892	$30742	$13951
New Mexico, United States	$34133	$39425	$17261
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587