Editing Virden, New Mexico

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'''Virden''' is a village in [[Hidalgo County, New Mexico|Hidalgo County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population was 152 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3583200| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Virden village, New Mexico| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 24, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091836/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3583200| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Known as Richmond prior to 1916, the area was originally owned by the New Mexico Mining Company, and was the location of a [[stamp mill]] for the silver ore mined in nearby [[Shakespeare, New Mexico|Ralston]]. After the mine was closed, the site was sold in 1916 to [[Mormon]]s who had left the [[Mormon colonies in Mexico|Mormon Colonies]] in [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] during the [[Mexican Revolution]]. The Mormons renamed the village after the rancher who sold them the land.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/roadsidehistoryo0000fuga|url-access=registration|title=Roadside history of New Mexico|last=Fugate|first=Francis L.|last2=Fugate|first2=Roberta B.|date=June 1989|publisher=Mountain Press Pub. Co.|isbn=9780878422425|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Virden is located near the northern end of Hidalgo County on the north bank of the [[Gila River]]. [[New Mexico State Road 92]] passes through the village, leading northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Duncan, Arizona]], and south seven miles to its terminus at [[U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 70]]. [[Lordsburg, New Mexico|Lordsburg]], the Hidalgo County seat, is {{convert|32|mi}} southeast of Virden via US 70.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Virden has a total area of {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1930= 196
|1940= 206
|1950= 146
|1960= 135
|1970= 151
|1980= 246
|1990= 108
|2000= 143
|2010= 152
|2020= 126
|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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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 143 people, 48 households, and 38 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|640.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 63 housing units at an average density of {{convert|282.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.29% of the population.

There were 48 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,184. There were 2.6% of families and 14.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of under eighteens and 6.7% of those over 64.

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==External links==
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725230903/http://www.hidalgocounty.org/virden4web.html The Virden L.D.S. Cemetery at Virden, New Mexico]", Hidalgo County webpage, USGenWeb Project

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[[Category:Villages in Hidalgo County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Villages in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1916]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in New Mexico]]