Radium Springs, New Mexico
| Radium Springs, New Mexico | |
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| CDP | |
Radium Springs Post Office
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 Location of Radium Springs, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 32°29′24″N 106°54′38″W / 32.49000°N 106.91056°WCoordinates: 32°29′24″N 106°54′38″W / 32.49000°N 106.91056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Dona Ana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
| • Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,973 ft (1,211 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,699 |
| • Density | 283/sq mi (109/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 88054 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-61010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0920671 |
Radium Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Radium Springs is at the up river end of the Mesilla Valley of the Rio Grande. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (19.6 km²), all of it land. It is also the location of an old Hot Springs and the old Indian Wars Fort Selden.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,699 people residing in the CDP. The population density was 283 people per square mile (109/km²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile (44/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.5% White, 0.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 10.9% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.8% of the population.
There were 635 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68, and the average family size was 3.06.
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