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Population in July 2007: 2,376. Population change since 2000: -6.9%

Males: 1,108	(46.6%)
Females: 1,268	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 88023.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,935 (it was $21,957 in 2000)

Bayard:	$25,935
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,839 (it was $59,500 in 2000)

Bayard:	$94,839
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $95,213; Detached houses: $104,831; Townhouses or other attached units: $92,260; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,505; Mobile homes: $44,422; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Bayard:

Hispanic (84.3%)
Other race (29.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (14.1%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
American Indian (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bayard: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.6%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.4%), English (2.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5820 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 2735 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bayard

High school or higher: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 11.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bayard city

Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 11.3%

168 residents are foreign born (6.3% Latin America).

This city:	6.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bayard, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bayard to the number of sex offenders is 792 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bayard:	0.3% ($199)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (85.4 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (120.4 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (234.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Santa Clara, NM (1.3 miles ), Hurley, NM (2.0 miles ), Bayard-Santa Rita, NM (2.1 miles ), Mimbres, NM (2.8 miles ), Silver City, NM (2.9 miles ), Pinos Altos, NM (4.3 miles ), Tyrone, NM (5.0 miles ), Deming, NM (6.4 miles ).

Latitude: 32.76 N, Longitude: 108.13 W

Area code: 505

Bayard, New Mexico business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-1.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (30%)
Construction (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Social assistance (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Bayard by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	11	7	3
per 100,000	40.7	457.2	288.1	126.5
Burglaries	2	7	11	6
per 100,000	81.4	290.9	452.7	253.1
Thefts	20	23	37	28
per 100,000	814.3	955.9	1522.6	1180.9
Auto thefts	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	40.7	41.6	0.0	0.0
Arson	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	40.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	49.7	153.4	150.2	90.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.53
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bayard, New Mexico

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bayard:

GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SILVER CITY, NM)
MIMBRES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; DEMING, NM)
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 62 miles; T OR C, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Bayard, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bayard:

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 88 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 94 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 118 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
COCHISE COLLEGE (about 130 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,585)
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 166 miles; TUCSON, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,177)

Library in Bayard:

BAYARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,094; Location: 525 CENTRAL AVE.; 14,259 books; 420 audio materials; 505 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Bayard Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Bayard Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bayard include: First Baptist Church (A), Bayard Spanish Baptist Church (B), Bayard United Methodist Church (C), Our Lady of Fatima Parish (D), Church of Christ (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bayard include: Fort Bayard 1866-1900 Historical Marker (1), Fort Bayard National Cemetery Historical Marker (2), Bayard Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bayard Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bayard and their reported violations in the past:

BAYARD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2591, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-17-2000)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.2%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	24.1%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bayard, NM

Bayard compared to New Mexico state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bayard (2009 data):

Bank of America, National Association: Bayard Branch at 600 Winifred, branch established on 1963-08-10. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
AmBank: Bayard Branch at 407 Central Avenue, branch established on 2002-04-30. Info updated 2007-06-25: Bank assets: $96.1 mil, Deposits: $85.7 mil, headquarters in Silver City, NM, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Artesia Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Bayard mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (94%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (2%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Bayard

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	79.0%	7.7%	5.1%	2.1%	1.4%
Congregations	22.6%	13.2%	11.3%	5.7%	9.4%

Name	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	0.9%	0.7%	0.4%	1.6%
Congregations	9.4%	3.8%	1.9%	1.9%	20.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		12	$14,305
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$2,039
Police Protection - Officers	5	$13,483	$32,359	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		4	$587
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,369	$28,428	2	$2,168
Water Supply	7	$15,976	$27,387	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$1,063
Totals for Government	13	$31,828	$29,380	21	$20,162

Bayard government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $215,000
Sewerage: $141,000

All Other: $127,000
Construction - Police Protection: $53,000
General: $6,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $974,000
Water Utilities: $420,000

Financial Administration: $379,000

Police Protection: $292,000

Sewerage: $230,000

Solid Waste Management: $193,000

Regular Highways: $157,000

Parks & Recreation: $59,000

Fire Protection: $23,000

Corrections - Other: $9,000

Libraries: $7,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,631,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,327,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $304,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $749,000
Interest Earnings: $202,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000
Water Utilities: $20,000

Sewerage: $4,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,136,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $272,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,327,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000
General Support: $137,000

Highways: $40,000

Water Utilities: $7,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $254,000
Public Utilities: $49,000

Property: $16,000

NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $601,000

7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dona Ana County, NM	0.50% ($26,471 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.50% ($34,200)
from Pima County, AZ	0.50% ($59,600)

7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,846 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.43%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dona Ana County, NM	1.03% ($25,596 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.56% ($29,893)
to Pima County, AZ	0.56% ($38,179)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bayard:

KNFT (950 AM; 5 kW; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Bayard:

KNFT-FM (102.9 FM; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
KNUW (95.3 FM; SANTA CLARA, NM; Owner: MEL-MIKE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
K212EH (90.3 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
K204BU (88.7 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KSCQ (92.9 FM; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: PAUL D. HUNTER)
K208BT (89.5 FM; SAFFORD, AZ; Owner: AZ BD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF ARIZONA)
KPSA-FM (97.9 FM; LORDSBURG, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
KWNM (105.5 FM; HURLEY, NM; Owner: BBC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Bayard:

KOBG-TV (Channel 6; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
KOVT (Channel 10; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
K02ES (Channel 2; SILVER CITY, ETC., NM; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K28GK (Channel 28; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
K45EC (Channel 45; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K25DI (Channel 25; SILVER CITY, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Bayard, New Mexico:

Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 6
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New Mexico average:

Fatal accident count: 126
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 180
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 52
Fatalities: 138
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 344
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21

Bayard fatal accident list:
Oct 16, 2007 10:10 AM, Us-180, Lat: 32.754275, Lon: -108.137878, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 26, 1990 01:46 AM, Central, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 5, 1982 05:45 AM, Maple, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 1978 01:03 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 19, 1978 05:35 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1976 03:31 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $498,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,707
Total average daily truck traffic: 603
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 8,865

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Corrie Zaldivar, 606-1/2 Alta Vista Ep03al308, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.3 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 1200 112th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N5MYO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/05/1998, Expiration Date: 03/05/2008
Registrant: Gary L Morgan, Box 494, Bayard, NM 88023-0494

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC. RX6 (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 1185R , Serial Number: RX6-239, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 06/17/1977
Registrant (Individual): Randall Matesh Rogers, Rr 1 Po Box 605 1, Bayard, NM 88023

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