Rio Arriba County

administration
Rio Arriba County Courthouse
US state :	New Mexico
Administrative headquarters :	Tierra Amarilla
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1122 Industrial Park Road Espanola, NM 87532-0000
Foundation :	1852
Area code :	001 505
Demographics
Residents :	40,246 (2010)
Population density :	2.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	15,171 km²
Water surface :	99 km²
map

Website : sangres.com/ctyrioarriba.htm

Rio Arriba County is a county in the north of the US state New Mexico with 40,246 inhabitants. The Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation is in the county. The county seat is Tierra Amarilla .

geography

The county has a land area of 15,171 square kilometers and a water area of 99 square kilometers. The size is comparable to Thuringia . The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Taos County , Mora County , Santa Fe County , Los Alamos County , Sandoval County , San Juan County , Archuleta County, Colorado, and Conejos County, Colorado.

The Navajo Lake

history

Four locations have National Historic Landmark status . A total of 108 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 17, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	10,668	-
1860	9849	-7.7%
1870	9294	-5.6%
1880	11,023	18.6%
1890	11,584	5.1%
1900	13,777	18.9%
1910	16,624	20.7%
1920	19,552	17.6%
1930	21,381	9.4%
1940	25,352	18.6%
1950	24,997	-1.4%
1960	24,193	-3.2%
1970	25,170	4%
1980	29,282	16.3%
1990	34,365	17.4%
2000	41,190	19.9%
2010	40,246	-2.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Rio Arriba County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , the county had 41,190 people. There were 15,044 households and 10,816 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 56.62% White, 0.35% African American, 13.88% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 25.62% other races Groups; 3.28% were from two or more races. 72.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 15,044 households, 36.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 48.80% were married couples living together, 15.90% were single mothers. 28.10% were not families. 23.50% were single households and 7.80% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.90% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,429 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,901. Males had a median income of $ 26,897 versus $ 22,223 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,263. 20.30% of the population and 16.60% of families are below the poverty line. 23.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 22.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Rio Arriba County

There are three parishes in Rio Arriba County, one city , one town and one village . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains 34 census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

City