Milan, New Mexico | |
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 Village Hall, January 2021 | |
 Location of Milan in Cibola County | |
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| Coordinates:35°12′05″N107°52′55″W / 35.20139°N 107.88194°W /35.20139; -107.88194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Cibola |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.34 sq mi (11.25 km2) |
| • Land | 4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,532 ft (1,991 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,456 |
| • Density | 566.03/sq mi (218.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87021 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-48620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413573[2] |
Milan is a village inCibola County,New Mexico, United States.[2] The population was 2,456 at the2020 census.[4]
A suburb ofGrants, Milan's population grew by over 1,300 between 2000 and 2010, a rate of 71.6%. Many new houses and service-oriented businesses are being built. Milan is the site of the privately runCibola County Correctional Center, which houses more than 1,000 federal prisoners and is a major employer.[5]
Milan is bordered to the south byGrants, thecounty seat.
Interstate 40 runs through the village, with access via Exit 79.New Mexico State Road 122, formerlyU.S. Route 66, passes through the eastern side of town. Via I-40 it is 80 miles (130 km) east toAlbuquerque and west 58 miles (93 km) toGallup.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.34 square miles (11.25 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.11%, is water.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 2,658 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,222 | −16.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,747 | 68.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,911 | −49.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,891 | −1.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,245 | 71.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,456 | −24.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] | |||
At the 2000census,[8] there were 1,891 people, 673 households and 475 families residing in the village. The population density was 648.9 inhabitants per square mile (250.5/km2). There were 806 housing units at an average density of 276.6 per square mile (106.8/km2). The racial makeup was 51.03%White, 1.32%African American, 13.96%Native American, 28.87% fromother races, and 4.81% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 52.30% of the population.
There were 673 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% weremarried couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.33.
32.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
Themedian household income was $24,635 and the median family income was $26,776. Males had a median income of $28,594 and females $18,750. Theper capita income was $10,463. About 21.9% of families and 28.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
All public schools in the county are operated byGrants/Cibola County Schools. One school, Milan Elementary School, is located in the village. Students continue on to Los Alamitos Middle School andGrants High School. Both are in the city of Grants.
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