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Notable locations in Raton: Raton Downtown Historic District (A), Raton Water Works (B), Raton Weather Station (C), Dona Ana Plaza South (D), Palace Hotel (E), Northern Colfax County Hospital Library (F), Fred Roth Building (G), Joseph Building Historic Site (H), Shuler Theater (I), Raton Museum (J), Haven Hotel Historic Site (K), Arthur Johnson Memorial Library (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Raton: Seventh Day Adventist (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fairmont Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Methodist Church Cemetery (2), Mount Calvary Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Raton include: Climax Canyon Park (1), Romero Park (2), Rocky Mountains Historical Marker (3), La Mesa Park (4), Ripley Park (5), Raton Pass Historical Marker (6), Raton Historical Marker (7), Legion Park (8), Ragsdale Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Raton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: El Rancho Laundry & Cleaners (1005 South 2nd Street), Microtel Inns & Suites (1640 Cedar St), Super 8 Raton NM (1610 Cedar), Mesa Vista Motel (726 East Cook Avenue), Stor-A-Way Mini Storage and Warehouse & Decor (1354 South 2nd Street), Super 8 Motel (1610 Cedar Street), Oasis Restaurant & Motel (1445 South 2nd Street), Best Western Sands (300 Clayton Road), Colt Motel (1160 South 2nd Street).
Courts: Raton City - Municipal Court (224 Savage Avenue), Colfax County - Probate Court (County Courthouse), New Mexico State Government - Magistrate Court Colfax Division I- Co (333 Savage Avenue).
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Colfax County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Raton and their reported violations in the past:
VERMEJO PARK LLC COSTILLA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-02-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Raton that have no violations reported:
- CITY OF RATON/RATON WATER WORKS (Population served: 8092, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- CARISBROOK, INC (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- SUGARITE - LAKE ALICE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.3%
(20.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 26.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.7% for American Indian residents, 32.0% for other race residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | New Mexico: |  2.6 people |
| This city: | 65.3% | | Whole state: | 68.8% |
| This city: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Raton, NM
People in group quarters in Raton:
- 106 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Raton compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value 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 below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Raton (2011 data):
- International Bank: at 200 South 2nd Street, branch established on 04/09/1918. Info updated 06/26/2009: Bank assets: $33.1 mil, Deposits: $27.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Raton Capital Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Raton Branch at 1103 South 2nd Street, branch established on 11/20/1972. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Bank of America, National Association: South Motor Branch at 1233 South Second Street, branch established on 05/01/1978. Info updated 11/18/2009: Bank assets: $1,489,198.0 mil, Deposits: $1,021,724.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5991 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- The First National Bank in Trinidad: Loan Production Branch at 1246 S. Second Street, branch established on 10/01/1999. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $18.6 mil, Deposits: $16.3 mil, headquarters in Trinidad, CO, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Republic Trinidad Corporation
- The First National Bank of New Mexico: Raton Branch at 1104 South Second Street, branch established on 02/17/1998. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $16.8 mil, Deposits: $15.1 mil, headquarters in Clayton, NM, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Raton, New Mexico:
- Melody Lane & Travelhost Motel, 136 Cyn Rd, Raton, NM 87740
 , Phone: (505) 445-3655
- Best Western Sands, 300 Clayton Rd, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-2737, Fax: (505) 445-4053
- Motel 6, 1600 Cedar St, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-2777
- Super 8 Motel, 1610 Cedar St, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-2355
- Holiday Inn Express, 101 Card Ave, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-1500
- Microtel Inn & Suites, 1640 Cedar St, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-9100, Fax: (505) 445-9912
- Comfort Inn Raton, 533 Clayton Rd, Raton, NM 87740 , Phone: (505) 445-4200, Fax: (505) 445-7144
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in Raton, New Mexico
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Colfax County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Raton:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.08%
| Here | | 69.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 67.1% | 13.5% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 20.0% | 22.5% | 12.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 3.3% |
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| Congregations | 5.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 15.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Colfax County: | 3.79 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Colfax County: | 10.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28 | Here: | 21.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 6.7% | | New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Colfax County: | 18.7% | | New Mexico: | 22.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.5% | | State: | 11.5% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $14,320 | $42,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,532 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,262 | $25,572 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $60,325 | $45,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
9 | $21,753 | $29,004 | 1 | $341 |
| Firefighters |
19 | $58,560 | $36,985 | 1 | $751 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $15,104 | $30,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
11 | $26,763 | $29,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,140 | $40,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,852 | $35,112 | 2 | $1,202 |
| Water Supply |
17 | $49,873 | $35,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
19 | $74,579 | $47,103 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $4,986 | $29,916 | 4 | $2,032 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,491 | $29,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
111 | $349,008 | $37,731 | 13 | $5,858 |
Raton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $165,000 ($26.04)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,669,000 ($263.42)
Fire Protection: $827,000 ($130.52)
Regular Highways: $559,000 ($88.23)
Financial Administration: $428,000 ($67.55)
General Public Buildings: $206,000 ($32.51)
Libraries: $191,000 ($30.15)
Parks & Recreation: $139,000 ($21.94)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $119,000 ($18.78)
Judicial and Legal Services: $69,000 ($10.89)
Air Transportation: $25,000 ($3.95)
- General - Interest on Debt: $183,000 ($28.88)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000 ($8.52)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,675,000 ($580.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,424,000 ($540.40)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $251,000 ($39.61)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $324,000 ($51.14)
Interest Earnings: $199,000 ($31.41)
Rents: $49,000 ($7.73)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $32,000 ($5.05)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,663,000 ($1051.61)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $302,000 ($47.66)
All Other: $180,000 ($28.41)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,593,000 ($409.25)
Property: $350,000 ($55.24)
Other Selective Sales: $345,000 ($54.45)
Public Utilities: $106,000 ($16.73)
Motor Vehicle License: $18,000 ($2.84)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $852,000 ($134.47)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Raton:
- KRTN (1490 AM; 1 kW; RATON, NM; Owner: RATON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
- KCBR (1040 AM; daytime; 15 kW; MONUMENT, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Raton:
- 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.)
- 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)
- K211CE (90.1 FM; RATON, NM; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K216DQ (91.1 FM; RATON, ETC., NM; Owner: COLORADO COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Raton:
- K18CT (Channel 18; RATON, NM; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Raton, New Mexico:
- Fatal accident count: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 22
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 52
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
New Mexico average:
- Fatal accident count: 135
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 55
- Fatalities: 148
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 369
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of Raton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Raton, NM among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 79 | 75.9 years |
| Mary | 71 | 79.8 years |
| James | 41 | 69.7 years |
| Joe | 41 | 72.1 years |
| William | 39 | 72.6 years |
| Jose | 34 | 76.5 years |
| Frank | 34 | 76.2 years |
| Margaret | 34 | 81.1 years |
| Charles | 30 | 73.4 years |
| Joseph | 28 | 68.8 years |
| Most common last names in Raton, NM among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Martinez | 64 | 75.1 years |
| Trujillo | 60 | 76.2 years |
| Romero | 37 | 71.9 years |
| Gonzales | 34 | 76.4 years |
| Sanchez | 32 | 76.2 years |
| Garcia | 27 | 74.4 years |
| Cordova | 23 | 73.1 years |
| Smith | 21 | 75.4 years |
| Ortiz | 20 | 72.8 years |
| Montoya | 19 | 69.5 years |
| Businesses in Raton, NM |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Microtel | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Motel 6 | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Dennys | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Kmart | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
- #26 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"
- #66 (87740) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lebanese first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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