De Baca County

administration
De Baca County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 87000896
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Fort Sumner
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 347 Fort Sumner, NM 88119-0347
Foundation :	February 28, 1917
Area code :	001 505
Demographics
Residents :	2022 (2010)
Population density :	0.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6045 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map

De Baca County is a county in the state of New Mexico in the United States . It has 2,022 inhabitants. The county seat is Fort Sumner .

geography

De Baca County's main river is the Pecos River . The county covers an area of 6,045 square kilometers; 23 square kilometers (0.28 percent) of this is water. In New Mexico, the county is bordered clockwise by the counties: Guadalupe County , Quay County , Roosevelt County , Chaves County, and Lincoln County .

history

De Baca County was formed on February 28, 1917. The legendary Billy the Kid was killed in this county, in what was then the village of Fort Sumner.

Five buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018). They are all in Fort Sumner.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	3196	-
1930	2893	-9.5%
1940	3725	28.8%
1950	3464	-7%
1960	2991	-13.7%
1970	2547	-14.8%
1980	2454	-3.7%
1990	2252	-8.2%
2000	2240	-0.5%
2010	2022	-9.7%
1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of De Baca County (as of 2000)

The Fort Sumner Cemetery Wall and Entry, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2016)

The county had a population of 45,323 people as of the 2000 census . There were 922 households and 614 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.02% White, 0.04% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 12.54% other races Groups; 2.23% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 35.27% of the population.

Of the 922 households, 27.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.60% were married couples living together, 7.30% were single mothers. 33.30% were not families. 30.80% are single households and 18.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.10% residents under 18 years of age, 5.70% between 18 and 24 years of age, 21.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 25.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,441 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,870. Males had a median income of $ 25,833 versus $ 18,487 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,065. 17.70% of the population and 13.60% of families are below the poverty line. 23.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 15.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in De Baca County

In De Baca County is a community that has the status of a village . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains a census-designated place that is subordinate to the county and is not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, this is an unincorporated area.

Villages