Cloudcroft
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| Location in New Mexico | |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | New Mexico |
| County : | Otero County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 57 ′ N , 105 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 749 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 192.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2642 m |
| Postcodes : | 88317, 88350 |
| Area code : | +1 575 |
| FIPS : | 35-16280 |
| GNIS ID : | 0905216 |
| Website : | www.cloudcroft.com |
Cloudcroft is a city in Otero County in the US state of New Mexico in the United States with 749 inhabitants ( as of 2000) .
geography
The city is located in the north-central part of the county, in southern New Mexico, in the south about 230 km from Texas and has a total area of 3.9 km² without any significant water surface.
history
In 1898 a railway line of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad reached the newly established town of Alamogordo and it was planned to expand the route further north into the mining area at White Oaks and beyond. For this purpose, the area of the Sacramento Mountains , from which the necessary timber could also be extracted, was assessed and the project was deemed feasible. In June 1899, the place Cloudcroft was built along the planned route; it was assumed that tourists would come there because of the scenic location.
In 1900 the railway line finally reached the place. Initially, three trains arrived a day, but the importance of the railway line declined as automobiles became more popular. The last passenger train ran in 1938, the last freight train in 1947 via Cloudcroft.
The place has changed little over the years. There are now more second homes that are used in the summer, but the number of permanent residents has not changed significantly.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Cloudcroft had 749 people in 320 households and 224 families. The population density was 193 inhabitants per km². The racial the population was composed of 92.7% white, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, and 3.5% from other races.
Of the 320 households, 29.7% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% were a single mother, and 30.0% were non-families; 26.3% consisted of single households and 8.4% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82 people.
In relation to the entire town, the population consisted of 24.3% residents under 18 years of age, 4.5% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.4% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 31.4% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.4% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.2 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,795 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,292. Males had a median income of $ 40,750 versus $ 27,083 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,301. 8.7% of families and 9.9% of the population are below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ronny Cox (* 1938), actor and singer
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c History of Cloudcroft. (No longer available online.) Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce , archived from the original on May 29, 2009 ; accessed on June 5, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Cloudcroft village, New Mexico , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
