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Population (year 2000): 1,390. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,317 (-5.3% change)
Males: 689 (49.6%), Females: 701 (50.4%)
Sierra County
Zip code:
87935
Median resident age: 57.6 years
Median household income: $31,705 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,200 (year 2000)
Races in Elephant Butte:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Hispanic (13.3%)
- Other race (5.0%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.6%), Irish (17.6%),
English (16.8%), United States (11.4%), French (4.7%), Dutch
(4.0%).
Elevation: 4565 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elephant Butte
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elephant Butte city
- Never married: 7.5%
- Now married: 69.3%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 14.3%
2.3% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.6% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,196
(+616.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elephant Butte:
- SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; T OR C, NM)
- SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; SOCORRO,
NM)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 69 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elephant Butte:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 66 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 82 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- BIGGS AAF (about 111 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elephant Butte:
- TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI (about 5 miles; TRUTH OR
CONSEQUENCES, NM; ID: TCS)
- HATCH MUNI (about 38 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
- SOCORRO MUNI (about 62 miles; SOCORRO, NM; ID: ONM)
Amtrak station near Elephant Butte:
- 5 miles: TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (TRUTH OR CONSEQNCES,
800 N. HWY. 51) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elephant Butte:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 71
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 110 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 133
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
137 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
143 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
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