Editing Hatch, New Mexico

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|name                     = Hatch, New Mexico
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'''Hatch''' is a village in [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Doña Ana County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 1,648 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The town is experiencing moderate growth, along with its outliers of [[Salem, New Mexico|Salem]], [[Arrey, New Mexico|Arrey]], [[Derry, New Mexico|Derry]], and [[Rincon, New Mexico|Rincon]]. Hatch is widely known as the "best chile place in the World," for growing a wide variety of peppers, especially the [[New Mexican cuisine]] staple, and one of New Mexico's state vegetables, the [[New Mexico chile]].

==History==
Hatch was originally settled as '''Santa Barbara''' in 1851; however, Apache raids drove the farmers away until 1853, when the nearby [[Fort Thorn, New Mexico|Fort Thorn]] was established.<ref name="Julyan">Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998) "Hatch " ''The place names of New Mexico'' (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, p. 162, {{ISBN|0-8263-1688-3}}</ref> Fort Thorn closed in 1859, and the town was abandoned again in 1860.<ref name="Julyan"/> It was not until 1875 that it was reoccupied and renamed "Hatch" for [[Edward Hatch]], who was then of the military [[District of New Mexico]] .<ref name="Archuletta">Archuletta, Phil T. and Holden, Sharyl S. (2003) "Hatch" ''Traveling New Mexico: A Guide to the Historical and State Park Markers'' Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, page 111, {{ISBN|0-86534-400-0}}</ref>
[[File:Butterfly on Desert zinnia, BLM.jpg|thumb|Butterfly on desert zinnia, [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] Las Uvas Mountains [[Wilderness Study Area]], 4 miles south of Hatch<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/wilderness/wilderness_study_areas/Las_Uvas_Mountains_WSA.html |title=Las Uvas Mountains WSA |access-date=September 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024641/http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/wilderness/wilderness_study_areas/Las_Uvas_Mountains_WSA.html |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The village is located just off [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|Interstate 25]], about {{convert|40|mi|km}} northwest of [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]], and approximately {{convert|80|mi|km}} northwest of [[El Paso, Texas]].

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|1930= 364
|1940= 822
|1950= 1064
|1960= 888
|1970= 867
|1980= 1028
|1990= 1136
|2000= 1673
|2010= 1648
|2020= 1539
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
It is part of the [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 538 households, and 402 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|540.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 635 housing units at an average density of {{convert|205.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 46.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.96% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 50.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 79.20% of the population.

There were 538 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11, and the average family size was 3.63.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $23,819. Males had a median income of $21,923 versus $17,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,619. About 28.5% of families and 34.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 50.1% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
[[File:Ristras and sacks, Hatch NM.jpg|thumb|upright|Ristras and sacks of chiles at the annual Hatch Chile Festival,<br>August 2008]]

==Economy==
The Hatch Chile Festival<ref>[https://hatchchilefestival.org/ "Hatch Chile Festival"]</ref> is an annual event that occurs each [[Labor Day (United States)|Labor Day]].<ref name="Archuletta"/> This event attracts people worldwide to a place known as the chile capital of the world. The small town has accommodated up to 30,000 people for this event. This small farming community is known worldwide for raising renowned chiles. By 2012, Hatch chiles were being marketed under their name in most major urban markets in the US. Other crops such as [[onion]]s, [[cotton]], and [[maize|corn]] are also raised there. [[Irrigation]] of local farms is accomplished by wells pumping ground water along with surface water [[Acequia|irrigation ditches]]. These divert water from the [[Rio Grande]] and two lakes approximately {{Convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of Hatch named Caballo ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "horse") and [[Elephant Butte Reservoir]] (named after a rock formation in the middle of the lake that looks similar to an elephant).

Hatch is {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]], on [[Interstate 25]], and {{Convert|34|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Spaceport America]], a new purpose-built [[spaceport]] being built by the [[New Mexico Spaceport Authority]] (NMSA) with [[U.S. state|state]] and county funding.<ref name=ept20101023>
[http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16411102 New era draws closer: Spaceport dedicates runway on New Mexico ranch] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121210172846/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16411102 |date=December 10, 2012 }} ''[[El Paso Times]]'', 2010-10-23, accessed October 25, 2010.  ''"two-thirds of the $212 million required to build the spaceport came from the state of New Mexico...  The rest came from construction bonds backed by a tax approved by voters in Doña Ana and Sierra counties.''"</ref> In 2012, the NMSA announced it would be building a spaceport visitor center in Hatch.<ref name=stn20120207>
{{cite news |title=Plan for "Spaceport America visitor experience" unveiled |url=http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=35502 |access-date=February 8, 2012 |newspaper=RLV and Space Transport News |date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Hatch Valley Public Schools]] is the local school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35013_dona_ana/DC20SD_C35013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Doña Ana County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Hatch is served by [[South Central Regional Transit District]], with services to [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]] to the south and [[Truth or Consequences, New Mexico|Truth or Consequences]] to the north.<ref>https://scrtd.org/routesschedules/</ref>

The [[Southwestern Railroad (New Mexico)|Southwestern Railroad]] passes through Hatch.

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in New Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hatch, New Mexico}}
* {{official website|http://www.villageofhatch.org}}
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maximalideal/albums/72157611193677069 Hatch Chile Festival 2008], Creative Commons gallery at Flickr

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[[Category:Villages in Doña Ana County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Villages in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1851]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1875]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in New Mexico Territory]]
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[[Category:New Mexico populated places on the Rio Grande]]