Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sandoval County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 89,908. The is. It is part of the.

On, , Sandoval County became the second jurisdiction in the (after ) to issue a  license to. The county clerk, noting that the New Mexico law defining marriage does not mention gender, said she feared a lawsuit if she refused to issue such marriage licenses.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,620 (3,714 ). 9,607 km² (3,709 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water. The highest point in the county is the of Redondo Peak at 11,254'.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 89,908 people, 31,411 households, and 23,621 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 34,866 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.08%, 1.71% or , 16.28% , 0.99% , 0.11% , 12.37% from , and 3.47% from two or more races. 29.40% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,411 households out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,949, and the median income for a family was $48,984. Males had a median income of $36,791 versus $26,565 for females. The for the county was $19,174. About 9.00% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.