Thoreau, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 1,749.

Males: 840	(48.0%)
Females: 909	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	24.0 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87323.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,834 (it was $29,280 in 2000)

Thoreau:	$49,834
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,595

Thoreau:	$15,595
New Mexico:	$21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,346 (it was $36,700 in 2000)

Thoreau:	$54,346
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Thoreau:

American Indian (72.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (19.6%)
Hispanic (9.3%)
Other race (3.3%)
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 Thoreau: 71.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (4.0%), United States (3.9%), English (3.4%), French (1.3%), Italian (1.3%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7157 feet

Land area: 15.9 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Thoreau

High school or higher: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 21.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thoreau CDP

Never married: 36.3%
Now married: 47.8%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 7.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Thoreau, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thoreau to the number of sex offenders is 350 to 1.

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

Thoreau:	0.9% ($336)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (88.1 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (93.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (255.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Red Rock, NM (4.2 miles ), Crownpoint, NM (4.4 miles ), Church Rock, NM (4.8 miles ), Ramah, NM (4.9 miles ), Milan, NM (5.0 miles ), Grants, NM (5.3 miles ), Gallup, NM (5.5 miles ), Pinehill, NM (5.5 miles) .

Latitude: 35.41 N, Longitude: 108.22 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (17%)
Construction (16%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Mining (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (67%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Mining (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Gasoline stations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
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 (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Average climate in Thoreau, New Mexico

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Thoreau-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/24/2004 at 21:36:28, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Thoreau center
On 11/24/2004 at 10:16:38, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Thoreau:

PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM)
CIBOLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GRANTS, NM)
ACOMA CANONCITO LAQUNA PHS HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; SAN FIDEL, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Thoreau, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thoreau:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 92 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 94 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 96 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 114 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 132 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 178 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)

Public high school in Thoreau:

THOREAU HIGH (Students: 600; Location: #4 HAWK CIRLCE; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Thoreau:

THOREAU MIDDLE (Students: 343; Location: #8 HAWK CIRCLE; Grades: 06-08)
THOREAU ELEM (Students: 301; Location: 100 CHUSKA ROAD; Grades: PK-05)

Private elementary/middle school in Thoreau:

ST BONAVENTURE SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: PO BOX 909; Grades: PK - 6)

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Notable locations in Thoreau: Thoreau Weather Station (A), Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Academy and Community Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Thoreau: Saint Bonaventure Parish (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

BLUEWATER ACRES DOMESTIC WUA (Population served: 371, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-23-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2002)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-05-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1997)

Average household size:

This place:	3.5 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.3%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	30.2%
Whole state:	18.4%

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

This place:	18.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thoreau, NM

Thoreau compared to New Mexico state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Thoreau mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (51%) Wood (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (6%) Coal or coke (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Thoreau

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	55.0%	16.7%	8.0%	5.4%	3.2%
Congregations	16.0%	14.8%	8.6%	11.1%	9.9%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	1.7%	1.1%	1.0%	4.9%
Congregations	9.9%	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	22.2%

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.

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
McKinley County: 0.05%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

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

from San Juan County, NM	2.87% ($21,497 average AGI)
from Apache County, AZ	1.47% ($22,212)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.81% ($19,645)

9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.37%
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 San Juan County, NM	2.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ	1.70% ($21,378)
to Bernalillo County, NM	1.40% ($25,472)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thoreau:

KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMIN (980 AM; 1 kW; GRANTS, NM; Owner: KD RADIO, INC.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thoreau:

KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Thoreau:

K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K55BP (Channel 55; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K28HM (Channel 28; THOREAU, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K36FD (Channel 36; THOREAU, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)

Thoreau, New Mexico:

Fatal accident count: 18
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 25
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 22
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 54
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

New Mexico average:

Fatal accident count: 129
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 184
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 54
Fatalities: 141
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 352
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21

See more detailed statistics of Thoreau fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

2.8 Miles North Of, Call Sign: KNKN270
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

James E McDonald, Thoreau Site: Top Of Mount Powell, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 25.9 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
Kent Harrison, 65 First Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00024153
Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Group, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Robert Leedham, Bnsf Yd @ Poor Farm Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
Dennis K Morgan, 1 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Fleischman And Walsh, L.L.P., 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Ste 600, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 939-7900
JAMES E MCDONALD, 2.1 M Nw Of Sr 57& I-40, Type: Upole, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Mt Powell Mtn Top, Call Sign: KYX286
Assigned Frequencies : 46.5200 MHz, 46.5200 MHz
Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/16/2015
Registrant: Navajo Nation Communications & Utilities Department, Morgan Blvd. Bldg. W1008-101, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Phone: (928) 871-7746, Fax: (928) 871-7741, Email:
Transwestern Compressor Sta 1 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KKZ282
Assigned Frequencies : 158.280 MHz, 153.200 MHz
Grant Date: 06/29/2004, Expiration Date: 07/21/2014, Certifier: Drew J Fossum
Registrant: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, 1501 K Street, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 682-7094, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1

Powell Mountain, Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: KPG910, Licensee ID: L00020705
Assigned Frequencies : 455.990 MHz
Grant Date: 06/09/1986, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013
Registrant: Millennium Media, Inc., 300 W. Aztec Ave. Suite 200, Gallup, NM 87305

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Thoreau)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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