Everything about Capitan New Mexico totally explained
Capitan is a village in
Lincoln County,
New Mexico,
United States, located north of the
Lincoln National Forest between the
Capitan and
Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,530 feet (1,990 m). The population was 1,443 at the 2000 census. Capitan was founded in the 1890's and incorporated in 1941.
Geography
Capitan is located at (33.543775, -105.583056).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2
square miles (8.3
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,443 people, 605 households, and 416 families residing in the village. The
population density was 450.9 people per square mile (174.1/km²). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 224.0/sq mi (86.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.53%
White, 0.55%
African American, 1.46%
Native American, 0.55%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 7.76% from
other races, and 2.08% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population.
There were 605 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were
married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $32,115. Males had a median income of $23,500 versus $16,902 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $15,062. About 8.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Major Highways
Smokey Bear
In spring of
1950, a badly burned
black bear cub was rescued from a large
forest fire in the Capitan Mountains. First called Hotfoot Teddy, he was later renamed Smokey and became the real-life version of the
United States Forest Service mascot
Smokey Bear. Smokey was later sent to the
National Zoo in
Washington, D.C., where he lived for 26 years. After passing away, Smokey was returned to the village of Capitan and buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
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