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Population (year 2000): 1,249. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,060 (-15.1% change)
Males: 600 (48.0%), Females: 649 (52.0%)
Zip code:
88119
Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $19,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,700 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Sumner:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
- Hispanic (48.3%)
- Other race (15.3%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (7.8%), Irish (7.2%), United
States (5.3%), German (4.3%), French (1.8%), Scotch-Irish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 4049 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Sumner
- High school or higher: 63.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Sumner village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 18.9%
- Divorced: 9.4%
3.8% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-2.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Sumner:
- GUADALUPE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; SANTA
ROSA, NM)
- DR DAN C TRIGG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles;
TUCUMCARI, NM)
- ROOSEVELT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 66 miles;
PORTALES, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Sumner:
- CANNON AFB (about 65 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 83 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
- SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 114 miles; RUIDOSO,
NM; ID: SRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Sumner:
- FORT SUMNER MUNI (about 2 miles; FORT SUMNER, NM;
ID: FSU)
- SANTA ROSA ROUTE 66 (about 42 miles; SANTA ROSA, NM;
ID: Q58)
- CONCHAS STATE PARK (about 61 miles; CONCHAS DAM, NM;
ID: E89)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Sumner:
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66
miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LAS
VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 140 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
168 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
170 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 171 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
Public high school in Fort Sumner:
- FORT SUMNER HIGH (Students: 114; Location:
1001 SUMNER AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Sumner:
- FORT SUMNER ELEM (Students: 140; Location:
1001 SUMNER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- FORT SUMNER MIDDLE (Students: 72; Location:
1001 SUMNER AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Fort Sumner:
- FORT SUMNER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$49,218; Location: P.O. DRAWER D - 220 SUMNER AVENUE;
17,713 books; 131 audio materials; 264 video materials;
30 serial subscriptions)
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