Editing Santa Teresa, New Mexico

{{short description|Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States}}
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|name                     = Santa Teresa, New Mexico
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|population_total         = 5044
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'''Santa Teresa''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Dona Ana County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. It is home to the [[Santa Teresa Port of Entry]] and is part of the [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], although geographically it is considerably closer to [[El Paso, Texas]], than to Las Cruces.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hagan |first1=Shelly |last2=Averbuch |first2=Maya |title=With Abbott's Border Crackdown, New Mexico Looks to Take Texas Trade With New Port |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-29/abbott-s-border-crackdown-spurs-bid-to-snag-trade-from-texas |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=29 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 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 [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] and 5,044 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov United States Census]</ref> The National Weather Service El Paso Weather Forecast Office that serves extreme western [[Texas]] and Southwestern New Mexico states is based in Santa Teresa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=El Paso, TX |url=https://www.weather.gov/epz/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==History==
In 2015, the community of Santa Teresa petitioned the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners to [[Municipal corporation#Municipal corporations as enterprises|incorporate]] it as a city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kfoxtv.com/archive/santa-teresa-residents-file-incorporation-petition-with-dona-ana-county-clerk|title=Santa Teresa residents file incorporation petition with Dona Ana County clerk|last=Price|first=Crystal|date=2015-01-29|work=KFOX|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> When [[Sunland Park, New Mexico|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/09/25/dona-ana-county-kicks-santa-teresa-annexation-petition-back-sunland-park/2442427001/|title=Doña Ana County kicks Santa Teresa annexation petition back to Sunland Park|last=D'Ammassa|first=Algernon|date=September 25, 2019|website=[[Las Cruces Sun-News]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5044
|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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[[File:Santa Teresa Airport.jpg | thumb | left| Aerial view of northwest Santa Teresa with the [[Doña Ana County International Jetport]]]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 952 households, and 755 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|238.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of {{convert|91.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

[[File:Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal, Santa Teresa NM.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] Intermodal Terminal, just outside Santa Teresa to the northwest]]

==Education==

The [[Gadsden Independent School District]] operates public schools, including
* Santa Teresa High School
* Santa Teresa Middle School
* Santa Teresa Elementary School

==Infrastructure==
Water is supplied by the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kvia.com/news/new-mexico/sunland-park-santa-teresa-residents-surprised-angered-over-water-bill-increase/1130724763|title=Sunland Park, Santa Teresa residents surprised & angered over water bill increase|last=Gordon|first=Michael|date=2019-10-10|work=KVIA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

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

==See also==
{{portal|New Mexico}}
* [[List of census-designated places in New Mexico]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Santa Teresa, New Mexico}}
* [http://www.up.com/media/santa-teresa/index.htm Union Pacific Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal]

{{Doña Ana County, New Mexico}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico]]