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Population (year 2000): 432. Estimated
population in July 2005: 432 (0.0% change)
Males: 231 (53.5%), Females: 201 (46.5%)
Chaves County
Zip code:
88253
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $22,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,200 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Arthur:
- Hispanic (70.1%)
- Other race (34.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (8.1%), German (6.3%), United
States (4.6%), English (3.2%).
Elevation: 3378 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Arthur
- High school or higher: 53.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Arthur town
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 11.5%
14.6% Foreign born (14.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+27.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Arthur:
- ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ARTESIA,
NM)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles;
ROSWELL, NM)
- NEW MEXICO REHABILITATION CENTER (about 36 miles;
ROSWELL, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Arthur:
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 24 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
- CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 47 miles; CARLSBAD, NM;
ID: CNM)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 83 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Arthur:
- ARTESIA MUNI (about 13 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)
- LEA COUNTY-ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL (about 67 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM; ID: E06)
- TATUM (about 78 miles; TATUM, NM; ID: E07)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Arthur:
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 107
miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 142 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 154 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 164 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 171 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 172 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 173
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
Public high school in Lake Arthur:
- LAKE ARTHUR HIGH (Students: 49; Location: 700
BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake Arthur:
- LAKE ARTHUR ELEM (Students: 83; Location: 700
BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKE ARTHUR MID (Students: 47; Location: 700
BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
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