Lea County

administration
Lea County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 87000880
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Lovington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 N Main Lovington, NM 88260-4030
Foundation :	1917
Area code :	001 505
Demographics
Residents :	64,727 (2010)
Population density :	5.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	11,380 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.leacounty.net

Lea County is a county in the state of New Mexico in the United States . It has 64,727 inhabitants. The county seat is Lovington .

geography

The county covers an area of 11,380 square kilometers; 3 square kilometers (0.02 percent) of this is water. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Roosevelt County , Cochran County, Texas, Andrews County (Texas), Gaines County (Texas), Yoakum County (Texas), Winkler County (Texas), Loving County (Texas), Eddy County and Chaves County .

history

Six buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 17, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	3545	-
1930	6144	73.3%
1940	21,154	244.3%
1950	30,717	45.2%
1960	53,429	73.9%
1970	49,554	-7.3%
1980	55.993	13%
1990	55,765	-0.4%
2000	55,511	-0.5%
2010	64,727	16.6%
1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Lea County (as of 2000)

Part of the High Plains , a sub-region of the Great Plains

As of the 2000 census , the county had 55,511 people. There were 19,699 households and 14,715 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 67.13% White, 4.37% African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 23.81% other races Groups; 3.27% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 39.65% of the population.

Of the 19,699 households, 39.30% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.80% were married couples living together, 12.20% were single mothers. 25.30% were not families. 22.50% were single households and 9.90% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 30.10% of residents under the age of 18, 10.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 99.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,799 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,665. Males had a median income of $ 32,005 versus $ 20,922 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,184. 21.10% of the population and 17.30% of families are below the poverty line. 28.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 14.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Lea County

There are five parishes in Lea County, four of which are cities and one town . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains three census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

Cities