Lovington, New Mexico
Lovington, New Mexico | ||
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FIPS code 35-44490 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2410888[2] | |
Website | lovington |
Lovington is a city in, and the
Geography
Lovington is located slightly north of the center of Lea County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lovington has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.5 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.26%, are water.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 411 | — | |
1930 | 961 | 133.8% | |
1940 | 1,916 | 99.4% | |
1950 | 3,134 | 63.6% | |
1960 | 9,660 | 208.2% | |
1970 | 8,915 | −7.7% | |
1980 | 9,727 | 9.1% | |
1990 | 9,322 | −4.2% | |
2000 | 9,471 | 1.6% | |
2010 | 11,009 | 16.2% | |
2020 | 11,668 | 6.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] |
At the
Of the 3,297 households 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.8% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.
The age distribution was 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $26,458 and the median family income was $30,064. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $19,826 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,752. About 20.1% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the
Infrastructure
Transportation
Highways
- US 82 passes through the center of town, leading west 64 miles (103 km) to Artesia and northeast 35 miles (56 km) to Plains, Texas.
- New Mexico State Road 18 leads southeast from Lovington 21 miles (34 km) to Hobbs, the largest city in Lea County.
- State Road 83 leads east 18 miles (29 km) to the Texas border, where Texas State Highway 83 continues east 14 miles (23 km) to Denver City, Texas.
Railroad
The Texas & New Mexico Railway provides freight service. Lovington is the northern terminus of this line.
Education
Lovington Municipal Schools is the area school district.[9] It operates Lovington High School.
Notable people
- Ray Berry, American football player
- Ronnie Black, professional golfer
- Taymon Domzalski, retired professional and Duke University basketball star[10]
- Paul L. Foster, billionaire and President of Western Refining
- Shirley Hooper, 18th Secretary of State of New Mexico
- Sean Murphy, professional golfer
- Earlene Roberts (1935–2013), politician
- Ralph Tasker, basketball coach
- Titanic Thompson, legendary gambler, raconteur
- NFL footballplayer, pro football hall of fame class of 2018
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lovington, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lovington city, New Mexico". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- The Chronicle. Retrieved January 21, 2015.