Lake Arthur, New Mexico

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Coordinates: 32°59′58″N 104°21′55″W / 32.99944, -104.36528
Lake Arthur, New Mexico
Location of Lake Arthur, New Mexico
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Chaves
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	3,379 ft (1,030 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	432
- Density	789.2/sq mi (304.7/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	88253
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-37840
GNIS feature ID	0890873

Lake Arthur is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lake Arthur is located at 32°59′58″N, 104°21′55″W (32.999556, -104.365158)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 432 people, 134 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 789.2 people per square mile (303.3/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 272.2/sq mi (104.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.96% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 34.49% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 70.14% of the population.

There were 134 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the town the population was spread out with 38.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $22,679. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $15,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,497. About 24.7% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.