Chaves County

administration
Chaves County Courthouse , Roswell, listed on NRHP No. 87000892
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Roswell
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817
Foundation :	February 25, 1889
Made up from:	Lincoln County
Area code :	001 505
Demographics
Residents :	65,645 (2010)
Population density :	4.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	15,734 km²
Water surface :	11 km²
map

Website : co.chaves.nm.us

Chaves County is a county in the state of New Mexico in the United States . The county has 65,645 residents and an area of 15,734 square kilometers. The county seat and largest city in the county is Roswell . The county was named after the politician José Francisco Chaves .

geography

The county's major rivers are the Rio Hondo and Pecos Rivers . The county covers an area of 15,734 square kilometers; 11 square kilometers (0.07 percent) of this is water. In New Mexico, the county is bordered clockwise by the counties: De Baca County , Roosevelt County , Lea County , Eddy County , Otero County, and Lincoln County .

history

19 buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	4773	-
1910	16,850	253%
1920	12,075	-28.3%
1930	19,549	61.9%
1940	23,980	22.7%
1950	40,605	69.3%
1960	57,649	42%
1970	43,335	-24.8%
1980	51.103	17.9%
1990	57,849	13.2%
2000	61,382	6.1%
2010	65,645	6.9%
1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Chaves County (as of 2000)

The Pecos River in the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

According to the 2000 census , the county had 61,382 people. There were 22,561 households and 16,085 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 71.95% White, 1.97% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 21.25% other races Groups; 3.12% came from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 43.83% of the population.

Of the 22,561 households, 35.60% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.70% were married couples living together, 13.70% were single mothers. 28.70% were not families. 24.80% were single households and 11.60% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.17.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.10% residents under the age of 18, 9.40% between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.30% between the ages of 25 and 44, and 21.50% between the ages of 45 and 64 14.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,513 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,532. Males had a median income of $ 26,896 versus $ 21,205 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,990. 21.30% of the population and 17.60% of families are below the poverty line. 29.10% of them were under 18 years of age and 13.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Chaves County

There are four parishes in Chaves County, including one city and three towns . 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.

City