| Lovington, New Mexico | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lea |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 29.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 11668 |
| Population Density Km2: | 401.90 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1040.95 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3918 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9517°N -103.3497°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88260 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-44490 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2410888 |
Lovington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lea County, New Mexico, United States.[2] The population was 11,009 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 9,471 in 2000.
Lovington is located slightly north of the center of Lea County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lovington has a total area of 29.5km2, of which 0.08km2, or 0.26%, are water.[4]
At the 2000 census there were 9,471 people, 3,297 households, and 2,459 families living in the city. The population density was 1983.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,823 housing units at an average density of 800.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 59.85% White, 3.03% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 32.74% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.12%.[5]
Of the 3,297 households 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.8% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.
The age distribution was 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $26,458 and the median family income was $30,064. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $19,826 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,752. About 20.1% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
The Texas & New Mexico Railway provides freight service. Lovington is the northern terminus of this line.
Lovington Municipal Schools is the area school district.[6] It operates Lovington High School.