Cibola County

administration
Cibola County Courthouse
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Grants
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 515 W High Street Grants, NM 87020-2526
Foundation :	June 19, 1981
Made up from:	Valencia County
Area code :	001 505
Demographics
Residents :	27,213 (2010)
Population density :	2.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	11,756 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.co.cibola.nm.us

Cibola County is a county in the northwest of the US state of New Mexico in the United States . It has 27,213 inhabitants. The county seat is Grants .

geography

The county covers an area of 11,763 square kilometers; 6 square kilometers (0.06 percent) of this is water. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: McKinley County , Sandoval County , Bernalillo County , Valencia County , Socorro County , Catron County, and Apache County, Arizona.

history

Cibola County was formed on June 19, 1981 from parts of Valencia County and is the youngest county in New Mexico.

There is a national monument in the county , the El Morro National Monument . Three places have National Historic Landmark status , the San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church , the Hawiku Ruins and the Acoma Pueblo . Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1990	23,794	-
2000	25,959	9.1%
2010	27,213	4.8%
1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Cibola County (as of 2000)

The El Morro National Monument

The county had a population of 25,595 as of the 2000 census . There were 8,327 households and 6,278 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 39.61% White, 0.96% African American, 40.32% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 15.44% other races Groups; 3.24% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 33.42% of the population.

Of the 8,327 households, 38.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 50.60% were married couples living together, 18.30% were single mothers. 24.60% were not families. 21.10% are single households and 7.30% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.41 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 30.70% of residents under the age of 18, 9.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.50% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the 27,774 USD , and the median income for a family was 30,714 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,652 versus $ 20,078 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,731. 24.80% of the population and 21.50% of families are below the poverty line. 32.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 17.70% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Cibola County

There are two parishes in Cibola County, one city and one town . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau keeps 23 census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

City