Harding County, New Mexico

administration
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Mosquero
Foundation :
Demographics
Residents :	695 (2010)
Population density :	0.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	5506 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Harding County is a county in the state of New Mexico in the United States . 695 people live here. The county seat is Mosquero .

geography

The county covers an area of 5506 square kilometers; of which 2 square kilometers (0.03 percent) are water surfaces. In New Mexico, the county is bordered clockwise by the counties: Union County , Quay County , San Miguel County , Mora County, and Colfax County .

history

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 17, 2018), the Harding County Courthouse and the Bueyeros School .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1930	4421	-
1940	4374	-1.1%
1950	3013	-31.1%
1960	1874	-37.8%
1970	1348	-28.1%
1980	1090	-19.1%
1990	987	-9.4%
2000	810	-17.9%
2010	695	-14.2%
1900-1990 2000 Harding County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Water tower in Roy

As of the 2000 census , the county had 810 people. There were 371 households and 231 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.32% White, 0.37% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 10.62% other races Groups; 3.33% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 44.94% of the population.

Of the 371 households, 22.10% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.60% were married couples living together, 7.50% were single mothers. 37.50% were not families. 35.30% are single households and 21.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was made up of 20.20% residents under 18 years of age, 4.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 18.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 28.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 102.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,111 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,667. Males had a median income of $ 22,750 versus $ 15,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,240. 16.30% of the population and 12.90% of families are below the poverty line. 31.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 11.30% were 65 years of age or older.