Aztec ( Eng. Aztec ) is a city in the state of New Mexico ( USA ). The administrative center of San Juan County . In 2010, 6,763 people lived in the city. In the north of the city is the national monument of the Aztec ruins . Aztec is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Area.
| City | |
| Aztec | |
|---|---|
| English Aztec | |
 | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | San juan |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 34 km² |
| Center height | 1721 m |
| Timezone | |
| Population | |
| Population | 6,763 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 200 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 505 |
| Postcode | |
| FIPS | 35-05780 |
| GNIS | |
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Geographical position
According to the US Census Bureau, Aztec has an area of 34.0 square kilometers.
History
The territory of Aztec was inhabited by Native American tribes for more than 1000 years. The Aztec ruins , included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, are preserved on the territory of the city. They were built in the XII century. In the summer of 1776, the ruins were found by the father of Francisco Atanosio Dominguez and the father of Francisco Velas de Escalante. The first English-speaking settlers appeared on the territory of the settlement in 1879. The village was founded in 1887, as a place for trade. It was called the Aztec because of the nearby ruins, the settlers assumed that they belonged to the Aztecs [1] . By 1900, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, mills, a salon, shops, lawyers and medical services were opened, and agriculture was well developed. A telephone was made in 1903, and by 1905 a railway was built. In 1921, a well was drilled near the city and gas and oil were found.
Population
| Population census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | Us. | % ± | |
| 1910 | 509 | ||
| 1920 | 489 | -3.9% | |
| 1930 | 740 | 51.3% | |
| 1940 | 756 | 2.2% | |
| 1950 | 885 | 17.1% | |
| 1960 | 4137 | 367.5% | |
| 1970 | 3354 | -18.9% | |
| 1980 | 5512 | 64.3% | |
| 1990 | 5479 | -0.6% | |
| 2000 | 6378 | 16.4% | |
| 2010 | 6763 | 6% | |
| Current 2016 | 5960 | -11.9% | |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Aztec was 6,763 people (of which 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women), the city had 2677 households and 1712 families. Racial composition : white - 78.1%. 23.7% are of Hispanic origin [2] .
The population of the city by age range according to the 2010 census was as follows: 27.4% - residents under 18 years of age, 4.2% - between 18 and 21 years old, 54.8% - from 21 to 65 years old and 13.6% - at the age of 65 years and older. The average age of the population is 34.3 years. For every 100 females in Aztec, there are 91.2 males, while for 100 adult females there are already 88.7 males of comparable age [2] .
Of the 2677 households, 64.0% were families: 43.8% of couples living together (19.0% with children under 18 years of age); 14.5% are women living without husbands and 5.6% are men living without wives. 36.0% did not have a family. On average, 2.50 people conduct households, and the average family size is 3.11 people. 30.3% of the population lived alone, 12.2% were single elderly people (over 65) [2] .
Economics
In 2016, out of 4,896 people over 16 had 2958 jobs. At the same time, men had a median income of $ 44,609 per year, compared to $ 32,692 of the average annual income for women. In 2016, the median income for a family was estimated at $ 55,230, for a household - at $ 42,108. The per capita income is $ 23,198 a year. 10.5% of the total number of families in Aztec and 12.5% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Robert Hixson Julyan. The Place Names of New Mexico . - UNM Press, 1996 .-- S. 26.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Date of treatment May 19, 2018.
Links
- Aztec . Geographic Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey .