Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
PO Box 127
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
Phone: (505) 588-7255
Fax: (505) 588-7418
On the central northern border of NM, northwest of Santa Fe; original county; organized Jan 9, 1852 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: Spanish 'upper river,' the Spanish designation for the upper Rio Grande in NM.
Area (sq mi): 5896.10 (land 5857.63; water 38.47). Pop per sq mi: 7.00.
Pop 2005: 40,828. State rank: 13. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.90%; 1990-2000 19.90%. Pop 2000: 41,190 (White 13.60%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 72.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 42.90%). Foreign born: 3.70%. Median age: 34.50.
Income 2000: per capita $14,263; median household $29,429; Pop below poverty level: 20.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,035-$20,720.
Unemployment 2004: 6.60%. Change from 2000: 0.00%. Median travel time to work: 28.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 44.20%.
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
Phone: (505) 588-7255
Fax: (505) 588-7418
On the central northern border of NM, northwest of Santa Fe; original county; organized Jan 9, 1852 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: Spanish 'upper river,' the Spanish designation for the upper Rio Grande in NM.
Area (sq mi): 5896.10 (land 5857.63; water 38.47). Pop per sq mi: 7.00.
Pop 2005: 40,828. State rank: 13. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.90%; 1990-2000 19.90%. Pop 2000: 41,190 (White 13.60%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 72.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 42.90%). Foreign born: 3.70%. Median age: 34.50.
Income 2000: per capita $14,263; median household $29,429; Pop below poverty level: 20.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,035-$20,720.
Unemployment 2004: 6.60%. Change from 2000: 0.00%. Median travel time to work: 28.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 44.20%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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