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Colfax County

Population in July 2007: 248. Population change since 2000: -7.7%
 

Males: 124  (50.4%)
Females: 124  (49.6%)
Median resident age:  40.7 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87728.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,757 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Maxwell:  $31,757
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,420 (it was $47,700 in 2000)
Maxwell:  $87,420
New Mexico:  $155,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,844; Detached houses: $104,900; Mobile homes: $32,946

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Races in Maxwell:

  • Hispanic (55.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (43.1%)
  • Other race (7.3%)
  • American Indian (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Maxwell: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.3%), German (7.3%), Irish (5.1%), English (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5931 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 523 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Maxwell

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Maxwell village

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.7%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Maxwell, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Maxwell to the number of sex offenders is 248 to 1.

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

Maxwell:  0.5% ($219)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (114.8 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (161.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (557.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Springer, NM (12.6 miles ), Cimarron, NM (25.7 miles ), Raton, NM (25.7 miles ), Wagon Mound, NM (38.5 miles ), Starkville, CO (40.0 miles) , Cokedale, CO (42.2 miles) , Trinidad, CO (43.7 miles ), Roy, NM (47.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.54 N, Longitude: 104.54 W

Area code: 505

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Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+39.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Wood products (14%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (35%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Gasoline stations (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Maxwell:
  • MINERS' COLFAX MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; RATON, NM)
  • MOUNT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; TRINIDAD, CO)
  • HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; TAOS, NM)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Maxwell:
  • SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 110 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
  • PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 120 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
  • CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 156 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Maxwell:
  • RATON MUNICIPAL/CREWS FIELD (about 14 miles; RATON, NM; ID: RTN)
  • SPRINGER MUNI (about 17 miles; SPRINGER, NM; ID: Q42)
  • PERRY STOKES (about 51 miles; TRINIDAD, CO; ID: TAD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Maxwell:
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 113 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 120 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 156 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 169 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 170 miles; USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
Public high school in Maxwell:
  • MAXWELL HIGH (Students: 37; Location: 4TH STREET AND PARQUE; Grades: 09-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Maxwell:
  • MAXWELL ELEM (Students: 47; Location: 4TH STREET AND PARQUE; Grades: PK-06)
  • MAXWELL MIDDLE (Students: 19; Location: 4TH STREET AND PARQUE; Grades: 07-08)

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Church in Maxwell: Maxwell First Baptist (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

MAXWELL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAY-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2001)
MAXWELL COOPERATIVE WATER USERS ASSOC (Population served: 330, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-23-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-1997), St Public Notif received (MAY-07-1997)

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  65.8%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.0%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  21.9%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  6.2%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Maxwell, NM



Maxwell compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$162
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$75
Sewerage 0$0 1$75
Water Supply 1$2,537$30,4441$75
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$410
Financial Administration 1$2,019$24,2280$0
Totals for Government 2$4,556$27,33610$797



Maxwell government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $27,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $222,000
    Financial Administration: $94,000
    Police Protection: $50,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $27,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $59,000
    Interest Earnings: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $213,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $40,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $122,000
    General Support: $57,000
    Highways: $25,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $38,000
    Property: $7,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Bernalillo County, NM  0.60% ($24,034 average AGI)
from Las Animas County, CO  0.27% ($37,615)
from Taos County, NM  0.23% ($157,909)


7.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,724 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.92%
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 Bernalillo County, NM  0.65% ($29,031 average AGI)
to Las Animas County, CO  0.39% ($28,789)
to Pueblo County, CO  0.35% ($25,353)


Strongest AM radio stations in Maxwell:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KRTN (1490 AM; 1 kW; RATON, NM; Owner: RATON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Maxwell:
  • KRTN-FM (93.9 FM; RATON, NM; Owner: RATON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
  • KCRT-FM (92.5 FM; TRINIDAD, CO; Owner: PHILLIPS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K207BN (89.3 FM; TRINIDAD, CO; Owner: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KBKZ (96.5 FM; RATON, NM; Owner: PHILLIPS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Maxwell:
  • K18CT (Channel 18; RATON, NM; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K20CV (Channel 20; RATON, ETC., NM; Owner: REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)

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