Mesita, New Mexico

Mesita, New Mexico
FIPS code		35-48200
GNIS feature ID	2408822[2]

Mesita is a

Geography

Mesita is located in eastern Cibola County and is bordered to the northwest by

Rio Puerco

, runs along the northeast side of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mesita CDP has a total area of 10.7 square miles (27.7 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.13%, is water.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	793		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5][3]

As of the

of any race were 2.96% of the population.

There were 214 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63 and the average family size was 3.88.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,444, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $26,184 versus $21,364 for females. The

, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

All public schools in the county are operated by Grants/Cibola County Schools.

• List of census-designated places in New Mexico

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