Upper Fruitland ( nv, ) is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
San Juan County,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States. The population was 1,664 at the
2000 census. It is part of the
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Upper Fruitland is located at (36.721801, -108.297400).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km), of which 7.5 square miles (19.4 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km) (3.98%) is water.
Upper Fruitland should not be confused with
Fruitland, which is located across the San Juan River. Upper Fruitland is inside the boundaries of the
Navajo Reservation
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, whereas Fruitland is not.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,664 people, 431 households, and 374 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 468 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.78%
Native American, 0.96%
White
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, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.18% from
other races
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, and 1.02% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 431 households, out of which 53.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were
married couples living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 10.7% 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 3.86 and the average family size was 4.16.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,096, and the median income for a family was $26,346. Males had a median income of $19,567 versus $15,822 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $9,246. About 27.7% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 58.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Central Consolidated Schools Central Consolidated Schools (also known as the Central Consolidated School District) is a public school district based in Shiprock, New Mexico, United States.
The district covers a area in western San Juan County.
Service area
In addition to Sh ...
serves Upper Fruitland as well as other communities in western San Juan County.
See also
*
List of census-designated places in New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. New Mexico has several census-designated places (CDPs) which are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.
List of census-designa ...
References
External links
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Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Populated places on the Navajo Nation