Harding County, NM

Northeastern New Mexico

Barbed Wire Row

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Demographics

Land Area
Square miles    2,125

Climate:
Elevation   5,878

Averages over the 1931-1983 period
Mean Temperature in January   32.7
Mean Temperature in July   72.3
Annual Precipitation   15 inches
Last Freeze Date,    April 28
First Freeze Date,    Oct. 23

Population
2001    783
2002    751
Density (persons per sq. mile) 2000   .4
% Change in Population, 1990-2000   -17.1%

Components of Population
Change in Population, 1990-99   -32
Births   66
Deaths   59
Net Migration   -48

Number of Persons, 1990
Under 18 years   184
65 years plus   229

Community Populations:        2002

Mosquero 105
Roy 265

 


Industry and Economy:
Ranching, farming, Oil & Gas Production

Harding County Gross Receipts, 2002
Retail Sales - $1,817,000
Property Taxes - $209,492

Income
Total person (millions $), 1994   $11.7
Per Capita, 1999 $16,240
Median Family, 1999 $26,111
Median Family, Federal FY 1996   $28,500

County Labor Force 2001
Civilian Labor Force   440
Unemployment Rate   3.2%
 

 

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