Milan, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Milan, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New Mexico##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cibola
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.25
Area Land Km2:11.24
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:4.34
Area Land Sq Mi:4.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2456
Population Density Km2:218.55
Population Density Sq Mi:566.03
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6532
Coordinates:35.2014°N -107.8819°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:87021
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-48620
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2413573

Milan is a village in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,245 at the 2010 census.[2]

A suburb of Grants, Milan's population grew by over 1,300 between 2000 and 2010, a rate of 71.6%. Many new houses and service-oriented businesses are being built. Milan is the site of the privately run Cibola County Correctional Center, which houses more than 1,000 federal prisoners and is a major employer.[3]

Geography

Milan is bordered to the south by Grants, the county seat.

Interstate 40 runs through the village, with access via Exit 79. New Mexico State Road 122, formerly U.S. Route 66, passes through the eastern side of town. Via I-40 it is east to Albuquerque and west to Gallup.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.25km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.11%, is water.[2]

Demographics

At the 2000 census,[4] there were 1,891 people, 673 households and 475 families residing in the village. The population density was 648.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 806 housing units at an average density of 276.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup was 51.03% White, 1.32% African American, 13.96% Native American, 28.87% from other races, and 4.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.30% of the population.

There were 673 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.33.

32.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median household income was $24,635 and the median family income was $26,776. Males had a median income of $28,594 and females $18,750. The per capita income was $10,463. About 21.9% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All public schools in the county are operated by Grants/Cibola County Schools. One school, Milan Elementary School, is located in the village. Students continue on to Los Alamitos Middle School and Grants High School. Both are in the city of Grants.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Milan village, New Mexico. https://archive.today/20200212193950/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3548620. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: CoreCivic: Better the Public Good.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.