Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Census-designated place

Main Street in Santa Teresa, June 2013

Location within Dona Ana County and New Mexico

Santa Teresa

Location in the United States

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Santa Teresa

Location in New Mexico

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Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 106°40′24″W﻿ / ﻿31.87111°N 106.67333°W﻿ / 31.87111; -106.67333
Country| United States
State| New Mexico
County| Dona Ana
Area

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• Total| 8.85 sq mi (22.92 km2)
• Land| 8.85 sq mi (22.92 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 3,937 ft (1,200 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total| 5,044
• Density| 569.94/sq mi (220.05/km2)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes|

88008, 88063

Area code| 575
FIPS code| 35-70700
GNIS feature ID| 2409282[2]

Santa Teresa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is home to the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to El Paso, Texas, than to Las Cruces.[4] While the United States Census Bureau has defined Santa Teresa as a CDP, the census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 4,258 at the 2010 census and 5,044 at the 2020 census.[5] The National Weather Service El Paso Weather Forecast Office that serves extreme western Texas and Southwestern New Mexico states is based in Santa Teresa.[6]

## History

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In 2015, the community of Santa Teresa petitioned the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners to incorporate it as a city.[7] When Sunland Park proposed annexing Santa Teresa, every Board member agreed that Sunland Park had no jurisdiction over Santa Teresa, whereupon Sunland Park filed an appeal to that decision with the New Mexico Supreme Court.[8]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.9 square miles (28 km2), all land.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 5,044| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]
Aerial view of northwest Santa Teresa with the Doña Ana County International Jetport

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 952 households, and 755 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 238.0 inhabitants per square mile (91.9/km2). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 91.9 per square mile (35.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.09% White, 1.19% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 13.04% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55.58% of the population.

There were 952 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,500, and the median income for a family was $66,833. Males had a median income of $43,500 versus $30,326 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,561. About 2.2% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Aerial view of the Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal, just outside Santa Teresa to the northwest

## Education

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The Gadsden Independent School District operates public schools, including

* Santa Teresa High School
* Santa Teresa Middle School
* Santa Teresa Elementary School

## Infrastructure

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Water is supplied by the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority.[11]

The community is served by the Doña Ana County International Jetport.

## See also

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* New Mexico portal

* List of census-designated places in New Mexico

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Teresa, New Mexico
3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. ^ Hagan, Shelly; Averbuch, Maya (August 29, 2022). "With Abbott's Border Crackdown, New Mexico Looks to Take Texas Trade With New Port". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. ^ United States Census
6. ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "El Paso, TX". www.weather.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
7. ^ Price, Crystal (January 29, 2015). "Santa Teresa residents file incorporation petition with Dona Ana County clerk". KFOX. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
8. ^ D'Ammassa, Algernon (September 25, 2019). "Doña Ana County kicks Santa Teresa annexation petition back to Sunland Park". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
11. ^ Gordon, Michael (October 10, 2019). "Sunland Park, Santa Teresa residents surprised & angered over water bill increase". KVIA. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

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