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Population (year 2000): 1,199. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,173 (-2.2% change)
Males: 587 (49.0%), Females: 612 (51.0%)
Rio Arriba County
Zip code:
87520
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $30,513 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,100 (year 2000)
Races in Chama:
- Hispanic (71.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.9%)
- Other race (25.1%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Black (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.5%), Irish (4.8%), English
(4.3%), United States (2.3%), Italian (1.9%), Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 7875 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chama
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chama village
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 12.8%
2.2% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe, 0.3% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+14.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chama:
- CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 46 miles; LA
JARA, CO)
- RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 59 miles; DEL
NORTE, CO)
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MED CTR (about 66 miles;
ALAMOSA, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chama:
- SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 63
miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 83 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 114 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chama:
- JICARILLA APACHE NATION (about 22 miles; DULCE, NM;
ID: 24N)
- STEVENS FIELD (about 42 miles; PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO;
ID: 2V1)
- LINDRITH AIRPARK (about 53 miles; LINDRITH, NM; ID:
E32)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chama:
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,051)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 109 miles; FARMINGTON, NM;
FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
120 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
125 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 127 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 128
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
Library in Chama:
- ELEANOR DAGGETT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $64,509; Location: 299 4TH STREET; 10,182 books;
240 audio materials; 384 video materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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