Editing Vado, New Mexico

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'''Vado''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Doña Ana County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 3,194 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_SF1/G001/1600000US3581590| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vado CDP, New Mexico| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 4, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062507/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3581590| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[ZIP code]] for Vado is 88072, its area code is 575, and it is part of the [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
Founded in 1920 by Francis “Frank” Marion Boyer and his wife Ella Louise, after the previous [[freedom colony]] they founded, [[Blackdom, New Mexico]], became a [[ghost town]] due to water well issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://fnsnews.nmsu.edu/blacks-in-a-border-county/|title=Blacks in a Border County|date=2011-09-22|work=Frontera NorteSur|access-date=2018-07-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Vado is located in southeastern Doña Ana County in the [[Mesilla Valley]], on the east side of the [[Rio Grande]]. [[Interstate 10 in New Mexico|Interstate 10]] forms the eastern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 155. I-10 leads north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|32|mi}} to [[El Paso, Texas]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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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 3,003 people, 776 households, and 709 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,013.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 814 housing units at an average density of {{convert|274.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 39.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 95.00% of the population.

There were 776 households, out of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.6% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.03.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.2% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,538, and the median income for a family was $24,136. Males had a median income of $16,335 versus $15,121 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,323. About 32.8% of families and 34.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Gadsden Independent School District]] operates public schools, including Vado Elementary School, the designated high school for this area would be Gadsden High School.<ref>"[http://www.gisd.k12.nm.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=20dd4c57-d8aa-4e4f-b35a-172c63208bde&catName=Elementary+Schools&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 Elementary schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022307/http://www.gisd.k12.nm.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=20dd4c57-d8aa-4e4f-b35a-172c63208bde&catName=Elementary+Schools&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 |date=2015-09-24 }}." [[Gadsden Independent School District]]. Retrieved on August 19, 2015.</ref> or  Alta Vista Early College High School.

==References==
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===Further reading===
*{{Cite journal| issn = 0010-3330| issue = 13| pages = 25| last = Sorrentino| first = Joseph| title = Off the grid: life in a colonia| journal = Commonweal| access-date = 2015-03-20| date = 2014| url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.379146581&site=eds-live}}

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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 New Mexico established by African Americans]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1920]]
[[Category:New Mexico populated places on the Rio Grande]]