Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 66,152. The is. It is part of the.

History
The county, which was formerly much larger in area, lost almost 81 percent of its territory on June 19, 1981 upon the creation of, which occupies the westernmost portion of Valencia County's former area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,767 (1,068 ). 2,765 km² (1,068 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.05%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 66,152 people, 22,681 households, and 17,350 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (62/sq mi). There were 24,643 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.51%, 1.27% or , 3.30% , 0.36% , 0.09% , 23.93% from , and 4.55% from two or more races. 54.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,681 households out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,099, and the median income for a family was $37,157. Males had a median income of $30,339 versus $23,132 for females. The for the county was $14,747. About 13.50% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.