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Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico

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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.23.
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of 2000, there were 244 people, 93 households, and 66 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 29.3 inhabitants per square mile (11.3/km). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 16.7 per square mile (6.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.77%
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Torreon was resettled in the Spring of 1841 by Nino Antonio Montoya and twenty-six other farmers under a grant from the Prefect of the Central District of New Mexico. The Torreon Grant was named after the defensive towers built at
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 36,250, and the median income for a family was $ 45,750. Males had a median income of $ 35,375 versus $ 12,188 for females. The
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in the mid-17th century these missions had to become more defensible. However, by 1677 the Torreon site had been abandoned. Iis had a population of 187 at the 2020 sensus.
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6.6 miles to the south, and consisted of an area approximately three miles east–west by six miles north–south. Apache raids remained a serious problem until after the
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There were 93 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico
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for the CDP was $ 12,349. About 12.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the
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Census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, p. 168,
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Census-designated places in Torrance County, New Mexico
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This article is about the census-designated plance in
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Torrance County
Torreon (disambiguation)
CDP
New Mexico State Road 55
Location of Torreon in Torrance County, New Mexico
Torreon, New Mexico is located in the United States
34°43′27″N 106°18′03″W / 34.72417°N 106.30083°W / 34.72417; -106.30083
Country
State
New Mexico
Time zone
Mountain (MST)
GNIS
census-designated place
Torrance County
New Mexico
2000 census
Albuquerque
Metropolitan Statistical Area
NM State Route 55
Manzano Mountains
United States Census Bureau
Piro
pueblo
Salinas pueblos
mission towns
Manzano Mountains
Apache
Rocky Mountains
Manzano

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