New Mexico City Population, 1910-2000
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2000 1990 r/ 1980 1970 1960
Place (April 1) (April 1) (April 1) (April 1) (April 1)
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Alamogordo 35,582 27,986 24,024 23,035 21,723
Albuquerque 448,607 386,988 332,920 r/ 244,501 201,189
Angel Fire 1,048 452 68 na na
Artesia 10,692 10,775 10,385 10,315 12,000
Aztec 6,378 5,239 5,512 3,354 4,137
Bayard 2,534 2,580 3,036 2,908 2,327
Belen 6,901 6,555 5,617 4,823 5,031
Bernalillo 6,611 5,732 2,988 2,016 2,574
Bloomfield 6,417 5,367 4,881 1,574 1,292
Bosque Farms 3,931 3,824 3,353 1,699 na
Capitan 1,443 840 762 439 552
Carlsbad 25,625 25,320 25,496 21,297 25,541
Carrizozo 1,036 1,075 1,222 1,123 1,546
Causey 52 57 81 150 38
Chama 1,199 1,048 1,090 899 na
Cimarron 917 763 888 927 997
Clayton 2,524 2,514 2,968 2,931 3,314
Cloudcroft 749 612 521 525 464
Clovis 32,667 31,366 31,194 28,495 23,713
Columbus 1,765 669 414 241 307
Corona 165 215 236 262 420
Corrales 7,334 5,503 2,791 1,776 na
Cuba 590 750 609 415 na
Deming 14,116 11,672 9,964 8,343 6,764
Des Moines 177 170 178 204 207
Dexter 1,235 900 882 746 885
Dora 130 171 168 196 113
Eagle Nest 306 187 202 94 na
Edgewood 1/ 1,893 na na na na
Elephant Butte 1,390 193 na na na
Elida 183 322 202 233 534
Encino 94 131 155 250 346
Espanola 9,688 9,295 6,803 4,528 1,976
Estancia 1,584 800 830 721 797
Eunice 2,562 2,700 2,970 2,641 3,531
Farmington 37,844 34,588 31,222 r/ 21,979 23,786
Floyd 78 117 146 248 423
Folsom 75 64 73 75 142
Fort Sumner 1,249 1,285 1,421 1,615 1,809
Gallup 20,209 19,340 18,167 14,596 14,089
Grady 98 105 122 104 100
Grants 8,806 8,669 11,439 8,768 10,274
Grenville 25 22 39 21 55
Hagerman 1,168 959 936 953 1,144
Hatch 1,673 1,318 1,028 867 888
Hobbs 28,657 29,445 29,153 26,025 26,275
Hope 107 98 111 90 108
House 72 96 117 119 139
Hurley 1,464 1,442 1,616 1,796 1,851
Jal 1,996 2,153 2,675 2,602 3,051
Jemez Springs 375 359 316 356 223
Lake Arthur 432 339 327 306 387
Las Cruces 74,267 62,648 45,086 37,857 29,367
Las Vegas 14,565 14,522 14,322 13,835 13,818
Logan 1,094 804 735 386 320
Lordsburg 3,379 2,981 3,195 3,429 3,436
Los Lunas 10,034 6,135 3,525 973 1,186
Los Ranchos de
Albuquerque 5,092 4,893 2,741 r/ 1,900 na
Loving 1,326 1,202 1,355 1,192 1,646
Lovington 9,471 9,495 9,727 8,915 9,660
Magdalena 913 844 1,022 652 1,211
Maxwell 274 196 316 393 392
Melrose 736 666 649 636 698
Mesilla 2,180 1,976 2,029 1,713 na
Milan 1,891 1,967 3,747 2,222 2,658
Moriarty 1,765 1,420 1,276 758 720
Mosquero 120 164 197 244 310
Mountainair 1,116 926 1,170 1,022 1,605
Pecos 1,441 1,012 885 598 584
Portales 11,131 10,788 9,940 10,554 9,695
Questa 1,864 1,707 1,202 1,095 na
Raton 7,282 7,566 8,225 6,962 8,146
Red River 484 387 332 185 na
Reserve 387 319 439 354 na
Rio Rancho 51,765 32,551 9,985 na na
Roswell 45,293 44,480 39,676 33,908 39,593
Roy 304 362 381 476 633
Ruidoso 7,698 4,636 4,260 2,216 1,557
Ruidoso Downs 1,824 917 949 702 407
San Jon 306 283 341 308 411
Santa Clara 2/ 1,944 1,828 1,968 1,864 1,075
Santa Fe 62,203 57,605 49,160 41,167 33,394
Santa Rosa 2,744 2,303 2,469 2,485 2,220
San Ysidro 238 345 199 182 na
Silver City 10,545 10,984 9,887 8,557 6,972
Socorro 8,877 8,207 7,173 5,849 5,271
Springer 1,285 1,288 1,657 1,574 1,564
Sunland Park 13,309 8,357 4,313 na na
Taos 4,700 4,401 3,369 2,475 2,163
Taos Ski Valley 56 65 na na na
Tatum 683 708 896 982 1,168
Texico 1,065 972 958 772 889
Tijeras 474 478 311 160 na
Truth or
Consequences 7,289 6,224 5,219 4,656 4,269
Tucumcari 5,989 6,872 6,765 7,189 8,143
Tularosa 2,864 2,753 2,536 r/ 3,200 1,642
Vaughn 539 633 737 867 1,170
Virden 143 108 246 151 135
Wagon Mound 369 304 416 630 760
Willard 240 183 166 209 294
Williamsburg 527 463 433 367 na
New Mexico City Population, 1910-2000 (Continued)
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1950 1940 1930 1920 1910
Place (April 1) (April 1) (April 1) (Jan. 1) (April 15)
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Alamogordo 6,783 3,950 3,096 2,363 na
Albuquerque 96,815 35,449 26,570 15,157 11,020
Angel Fire na na na na na
Artesia 8,244 4,071 2,427 1,115 1,883
Aztec 885 756 740 489 509
Bayard 2,119 764 na na na
Belen 4,495 3,038 2,116 1,306 na
Bernalillo 1,922 na na na na
Bloomfield na na na na na
Bosque Farms na na na na na
Capitan 575 932 na na na
Carlsbad 17,975 7,116 3,708 2,205 1,736
Carrizozo 1,389 1,457 1,171 104 na
Causey na na na na na
Chama na na na na na
Cimarron 855 744 698 481 791
Clayton 3,515 3,188 2,518 2,175 970
Cloudcroft 251 na na na na
Clovis 17,318 10,065 8,027 4,904 3,255
Columbus 251 265 391 2,110 na
Corona 530 na na na na
Corrales na na na na na
Cuba na na na na na
Deming 5,672 3,608 3,377 3,212 1,864
Des Moines 282 289 362 na na
Dexter 784 734 459 333 242
Dora na na na na na
Eagle Nest na na na na na
Edgewood 1/ na na na na na
Elephant Butte na na na na na
Elida 430 330 325 300 327
Encino 408 652 na na na
Espanola 1,446 643 314 na na
Estancia 916 668 634 578 517
Eunice 2,352 1,227 na na na
Farmington 3,637 2,161 1,350 728 785
Floyd na na na na na
Folsom 206 360 na na na
Fort Sumner 1,982 1,669 839 777 na
Gallup 9,133 7,041 5,992 3,920 2,204
Grady 130 237 na na na
Grants 2,251 na na na na
Grenville 102 143 231 na na
Hagerman 1,024 854 609 476 449
Hatch 1,064 822 364 na na
Hobbs 13,875 10,619 598 na na
Hope 186 289 275 430 417
House na na na na na
Hurley na na na na na
Jal 2,047 1,157 404 na na
Jemez Springs na na na na na
Lake Arthur 380 279 215 141 344
Las Cruces 12,325 8,385 5,811 3,969 3,836
Las Vegas 13,763 12,362 9,097 8,206 6,934
Logan na na na na na
Lordsburg 3,525 3,101 2,069 1,325 na
Los Lunas 889 686 513 na na
Los Ranchos de
Albuquerque na na na na na
Loving 1,487 na na na na
Lovington 3,134 1,916 961 411 na
Magdalena 1,297 1,323 1,371 1,867 na
Maxwell 404 483 439 384 na
Melrose 936 851 655 364 na
Mesilla na na na na na
Milan na na na na na
Moriarty na na na na na
Mosquero 583 742 401 na na
Mountainair 1,418 1,477 1,027 577 na
Pecos na na na na na
Portales 8,112 5,104 2,519 1,154 1,292
Questa na na na na na
Raton 8,241 7,607 6,090 5,544 4,539
Red River na na na na na
Reserve na na na na na
Rio Rancho na na na na na
Roswell 25,738 13,482 11,173 7,033 6,172
Roy 1,074 1,138 713 564 na
Ruidoso 806 na na na na
Ruidoso Downs 363 na na na na
San Jon 362 na na na na
Santa Clara 2/ 1,511 na na na na
Santa Fe 27,998 20,325 11,176 7,236 5,072
Santa Rosa 2,199 2,310 1,127 1,093 na
San Ysidro na na na na na
Silver City 7,022 5,044 3,519 2,662 3,217
Socorro 4,334 3,712 2,058 1,256 1,560
Springer 1,558 1,314 957 915 550
Sunland Park na na na na na
Taos 1,815 965 na na na
Taos Ski Valley na na na na na
Tatum 688 na na na na
Texico 691 478 569 381 409
Tijeras na na na na na
Truth or
Consequences 4,563 2,940 1,336 455 na
Tucumcari 8,419 6,194 4,143 3,117 2,526
Tularosa 1,446 1,406 1,096 na na
Vaughn 1,356 1,331 968 888 na
Virden 146 206 196 na na
Wagon Mound 1,120 979 852 875 na
Willard 296 462 482 421 na
Williamsburg na na na na na
na Not available.
1/ Edgewood incorporated on May 4, 1999. Population estimates are not
available for the time series shown here.
2/ Formerly known as Central.
Note: Figures shown are decennial census figures.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research,
University of New Mexico.