- House, New Mexico
Infobox Settlement
official_name = House, New Mexico
settlement_type = Village
nickname =
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of House, New Mexico
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =New Mexico
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Quay
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 2.4
area_land_km2 = 2.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.9
area_land_sq_mi = 0.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 72
population_density_km2 = 30.2
population_density_sq_mi = 78.3timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 1434
elevation_ft = 4705
latd = 34 |latm = 38 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 103 |longm = 54 |longs = 14 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 88121
area_code = 575
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 35-33710
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0923486
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footnotes =House is a village in Quay County,
New Mexico ,United States . The population was 72 at the 2000 census. The town has been rapidly losing population.Geography
House is located at coor dms|34|38|53|N|103|54|14|W|city (34.648034, -103.903803).GR|1
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.9square mile s (2.4km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 72 people, 34 households, and 21 families residing in the village. Thepopulation density was 78.3 people per square mile (30.2/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 56.5/sq mi (21.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.44% White, 2.78% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.There were 34 households out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $32,500 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $24,300. There were 5.0% of families and 14.3% of the population living below thepoverty line , including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.References
External links
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