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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. |
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Address:
515 West High Street, Grants, NM 87020 Telephone: 505-287-9431 Fax: 505-285-5434 County Manager: Scott Vinson |
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| 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 |