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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 2,252
Urban population.................................................... 0
Percent of total population..................................... 0.0
Rural population.................................................... 2,252
Percent of total population..................................... 100.0
Farm population................................................... 323
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 444
Preprimary school................................................... 35
Elementary or high school........................................... 373
Percent in private school......................................... 0.5
College............................................................. 36
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 1,559
Less than 9th grade................................................. 311
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 266
High school graduate................................................ 522
Some college, no degree............................................. 239
Associates degree................................................... 43
Bachelor's degree................................................... 129
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 49
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 63.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 11.4
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 2,111
Lived in same house................................................. 1,299
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 800
Same State........................................................ 606
Same county..................................................... 391
Different county................................................ 215
Different State................................................... 194
Lived abroad........................................................ 12
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 1,231
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 49
With a mobility limitation........................................ 39
With a self-care limitation....................................... 18
With a work disability.............................................. 157
In labor force.................................................. 34
Prevented from working............................................ 100
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 470
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 54
With a mobility limitation........................................ 50
With a self-care limitation....................................... 19
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 381
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,923
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,522
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 278
65 years and over................................................. 112
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 2,164
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 60.0
Foreign-born population............................................. 88
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 50
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 2,111
Speak a language other than English................................. 493
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 126
Speak Spanish..................................................... 493
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 126
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 0
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 2,618
Arab................................................................ 0
Austrian............................................................ 0
Belgian............................................................. 0
Canadian............................................................ 0
Czech............................................................... 1
Danish.............................................................. 4
Dutch............................................................... 69
English............................................................. 379
Finnish............................................................. 4
French (except Basque).............................................. 68
French Canadian..................................................... 0
German.............................................................. 232
Greek............................................................... 0
Hungarian........................................................... 5
Irish............................................................... 378
Italian............................................................. 24
Lithuanian.......................................................... 3
Norwegian........................................................... 0
Polish.............................................................. 7
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 5
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 72
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Scottish............................................................ 36
Slovak.............................................................. 0
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 14
Swiss............................................................... 2
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 416
Welsh............................................................... 5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 0
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 894
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
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University of New Mexico
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