Eddy County, New Mexico

Eddy County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 51,658. Its and largest city is.

is located in Eddy County. The monument to the Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes, Frank A. Kindel, is in Eddy County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 10,872 (4,198 ). 10,831 km² (4,182 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (16 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,658 people, 19,379 households, and 14,069 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 22,249 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.34%, 1.56% or , 1.25% , 0.45% , 0.09% , 17.67% from , and 2.64% from two or more races. 38.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,379 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,998, and the median income for a family was $36,789. Males had a median income of $31,909 versus $19,686 for females. The for the county was $15,823. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 21.50% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Eddy County in popular culture

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