Quay County, New Mexico

Quay County (pronounced "kway") is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 10,155. Its is. It was named for , who supported New Mexican statehood.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,464 (2,882 ). 7,446 km² (2,875 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.24%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,155 people, 4,201 households, and 2,844 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 5,664 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.09%, 0.84% or , 1.27% , 0.80% , 0.15% , 12.11% from , and 2.75% from two or more races. 37.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,201 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,894, and the median income for a family was $30,362. Males had a median income of $24,801 versus $17,500 for females. The for the county was $14,938. About 15.70% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.