Capitan, New Mexico
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| Capitan, New Mexico | |
The Billy the Kid Trail through Capitan
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| Coordinates: 33°32′38″N 105°34′59″W / 33.54389°N 105.58306°WCoordinates: 33°32′38″N 105°34′59″W / 33.54389°N 105.58306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,348 ft (1,935 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,443 |
| • Density | 450.9/sq mi (174.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 88316 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-11800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0923574 |
Capitan is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located north of the Lincoln National Forest between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,530 feet (1,990 m). The population was 1,443 at the 2000 census. Capitan was founded in the 1890s and incorporated in 1941.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Capitan has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,443 people, 605 households, and 416 families residing in the village. The population density was 450.9 people per square mile (174.1/km²). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 224.0 per square mile (86.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.53% White, 0.55% African American, 1.46% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 7.76% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population.
There were 605 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
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