Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 31,002. Its county seat is Silver City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,968 square miles (10,276 km²), of which, 3,966 square miles (10,272 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,002 people, 12,146 households, and 8,514 families residing in the...
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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 31,002. Its county seat is Silver City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,968 square miles (10,276 km²), of which, 3,966 square miles (10,272 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,002 people, 12,146 households, and 8,514 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 14,066 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.67% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 19.02% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 48.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,146 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples...
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