Mora County

administration
Replacement buildings for the Mora County Courthouse
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Mora
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 580 Mora, NM 87732-0580
Foundation :	1859
Demographics
Residents :	4881 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	5008 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.moravalley.com

Mora County is a county in the northwest of the state of New Mexico in the United States . The county has 4,881 people. The county seat is Mora .

geography

The county covers an area of 5008 square kilometers; 6 square kilometers of it are water surfaces. At 3993 m, Truchas Peak is the county's highest mountain. The county borders the counties in New Mexico in a clockwise direction: Colfax County , Harding County , San Miguel County , Santa Fe County , Rio Arriba County, and Taos County .

history

There is a national monument in the county , the Fort Union National Monument . Two locations have National Historic Landmark status, the Watrous Historic District (La Junta) and the Wagon Mound . 25 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	5566	-
1870	8056	44.7%
1880	9751	21%
1890	10,618	8.9%
1900	10,304	-3%
1910	12,611	22.4%
1920	13,915	10.3%
1930	10,322	-25.8%
1940	10,981	6.4%
1950	8720	-20.6%
1960	6028	-30.9%
1970	4673	-22.5%
1980	4205	-10%
1990	4264	1.4%
2000	5180	21.5%
2010	4881	-5.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Mora County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Truchas Peak in winter

According to the 2000 census , the county had 5,180 people. There were 2,017 households and 1,397 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 58.88% White, 0.10% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 36.97% other races Groups; 2.80% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 81.64% of the population.

Of the 2,017 households, 31.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 50.50% were married couples living together, 11.90% were single mothers. 30.70% were not families. 26.90% were single households and 10.60% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.70% residents under 18 years of age, 7.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.40% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 100.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,518 , and the median income for a family is $ 27,648. Males had a median income of $ 24,483 versus $ 18,000 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,340. 25.40% of the population and 20.90% of families are below the poverty line. 25.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 18.40% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Mora County

In Mora County is a community that has the status of a village . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains two census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

Villages