Editing Mesita, New Mexico

{{other uses|Mesita (disambiguation)}}
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'''Mesita''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 804 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3548200| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191721/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3548200| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mesita CDP, New Mexico| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mesita is located in eastern Cibola County and is bordered to the northwest by [[Laguna, New Mexico|Laguna]]. [[Interstate 40 in New Mexico|Interstate 40]] passes through the community, with access from Exit 117. I-40 leads west {{convert|35|mi}} to [[Grants, New Mexico|Grants]], the Cibola County seat, and east {{convert|44|mi}} to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]. The Rio San Jose, a tributary of the [[Rio Puerco]], runs along the northeast side of the community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Mesita CDP has a total area of {{convert|27.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 793
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 776 people, 214 households, and 188 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|72.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 228 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 97.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.96% of the population.

There were 214 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63 and the average family size was 3.88.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,444, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $26,184 versus $21,364 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,104. About 23.2% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
All public schools in the county are operated by [[Grants/Cibola County Schools]].

==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in New Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Mesita, New Mexico}}

{{Cibola County, New Mexico}}

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[[Category:Laguna Pueblo]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Cibola County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]