This is the official web site for the county government offices of Cibola County, New Mexico
Cibola County was created in 1981 out of the huge western most part of what was then Valencia County. The county seat is Grants, New Mexico, where the Cibola County Offices are located at 515 West High Street (see map below). Cibola County Land area is approximately 4,542 square miles. Cibola county borders McKinley County to the north, Bernalillo County to the east, Catron County to the south, and Apache County, Arizona to the west.

Address: 515 West High Street, Grants, NM 87020
Telephone: 505-287-9431
Fax: 505-285-5434
County Manager: Scott Vinson
2000 Census Statistics
Overview:
Population 25,595
Households 8,327
Families 6,278
Population Density 6 people per square mile
Housing Units 10,328
Housing Unit Density 2 per square mile

Racial Makeup:
39.61% White
0.96% African American
40.32% Native American
0.38% Asian
0.05% Pacific Islander
15.44% Other races
3.24% from two or more races
33.42% are Hispanic or Latino of any race
Households:
38% with children under the age of 18
50.6% married couples living together
18.3% female householder with no spouse
24.6% non-families
21.1% individuals
7.3% someone 65 or older living alone
Average household size: 2.95
Average family size: 3.41
Population:
30.7% Under the age of 18
9.6% Between 18 and 24
27.5% Between 25 and 44
21.5% From 45 to 64
10.7% Age 65 or older
33 is the median age
There are 100 females for every 95.5 males
There are 100 females 18 and over for every 92.2 males
Income:
$27,774 median household income
$30,714 median family incomd
$27,652 median income for males
$20,078 median income for females
$11,731 per capita income for the county
Living at or below the poverty line:
21.5% of families
24.8% of population
32% of those under 18
17.7% of those 65 and over