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Population (year 2000): 8,806. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,043 (+2.7% change)
Males: 4,053 (46.0%), Females: 4,753 (54.0%)
Cibola County
Zip code:
87020
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $30,652 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,700 (year 2000)
Races in Grants:
- Hispanic (52.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.5%)
- Other race (24.8%)
- American Indian (13.4%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Black (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.7%), English (5.1%), Irish
(4.6%), United States (3.7%), Swedish (1.2%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 6450 feet
Land area: 13.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grants
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 10.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grants city
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 10.0%
4.3% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +163 (+1.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Grants:
- CIBOLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (1016 ROOSEVELT
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grants:
- ACOMA CANONCITO LAQUNA PHS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
SAN FIDEL, NM)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM)
- ZUNI PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 62 miles; ZUNI, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grants:
- ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 87 miles;
ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
- FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 112 miles; FARMINGTON,
NM; ID: FMN)
- DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 138 miles; DURANGO,
CO; ID: DRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grants:
- GRANTS-MILAN MUNI (about 5 miles; GRANTS, NM; ID:
GNT)
- CROWNPOINT (about 46 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM; ID: 0E8)
- ALAMO NAVAJO (about 61 miles; ALAMO, NM; ID: 3N9)
College/University in Grants:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-GRANTS (Full-time
enrollment: 362; Location: 1500 3RD ST; Public; Website:
grants.nmsu.edu/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grants:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 85
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
89 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 114 miles; FARMINGTON, NM;
FT enrollment: 2,837)
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 148 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT
enrollment: 4,051)
- NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 161 miles;
HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
- NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 194 miles;
LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
Public high school in Grants:
- GRANTS HIGH (Students: 986; Location: 500
MOUNTAIN ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Grants:
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 36;
Location: 222 E MONROE AVE; Grades: 1 - 12)
- GRANTS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18;
Location: P O BOX 239; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grants:
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEM (Students: 525; Location:
DEL NORTE & JEMEZ; Grades: KG - 06)
- LOS ALAMITOS MID (Students: 496; Location:
ELM DRIVE & MT. TAYLOR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MESA VIEW ELEM (Students: 463; Location: 400
EAST WASHINGTON; Grades: PK - 06)
- HOMEBOUND/HOSPITAL (Students: 6; Location:
401 N. SECOND; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Grants:
- ST TERESA OF AVILA SCHOOL (Students: 145;
Location: PO BOX 729 402 E HIGH; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Grants:
- MOTHER WHITESIDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $148,870; Location: 525 W. HIGH ST.; 18,756
books; 666 audio materials; 195 video materials; 63
serial subscriptions)
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