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Population (year 2000): 1,765. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,841 (+4.3% change)
Males: 886 (50.2%), Females: 879 (49.8%)
Luna County
Zip code:
88029
Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $13,773 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,400 (year 2000)
Races in Columbus:
- Hispanic (83.3%)
- Other race (25.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (15.8%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.9%), German (2.4%),
Irish (2.0%), English (2.0%).
Elevation: 4064 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbus
- High school or higher: 35.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 33.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbus village
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 6.7%
45.9% Foreign born (45.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,094
(+163.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Columbus:
- MIMBRES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DEMING,
NM)
- ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (about 64 miles;
SANTA TERESA, NM)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 69 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbus:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
- BIGGS AAF (about 89 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
- EL PASO INTL (about 89 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbus:
- DEMING MUNI (about 30 miles; DEMING, NM; ID: DMN)
- HATCH MUNI (about 65 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
- DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 66 miles;
SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Columbus:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 69
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 79 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 136 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT
enrollment: 2,585)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 162 miles; THATCHER,
AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 227 miles; TUCSON, AZ;
FT enrollment: 14,177)
Public primary/middle school in Columbus:
- COLUMBUS ELEM (Students: 435; Location: N.
BOUNDRY ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Columbus:
- COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$27,638; Location: 222 W. BROADWAY, PO BOX 270; 14,422
books; 50 audio materials; 401 video materials; 20
serial subscriptions)
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