Cuba is a village in Sandoval County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 735. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Description

Located along the busy U.S. Route 550, Cuba has several motels, restaurants and bars. In 2005 and 2019, the

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was harvested from the

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near Cuba.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 590 people, 222 households, and 152 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 290 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 44.07%

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, 0.17%

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, 26.78% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 23.90% from other races, and 4.41% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 60.34% of the population. There were 222 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were

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living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.24. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $21,538, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,000 for females. The

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for the village was $11,192. About 36.5% of families and 41.3% of the population were below the

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, including 54.1% of those under age 18 and 40.0% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

Education

Its district is Cuba Independent Schools. There are multiple

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(BIE)-operated federal schools and BIE-affiliated tribal schools which have Cuba postal addresses but which are not in Cuba: * Na'Neelzhin Ji'Olta School, a tribal

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, is actually in Torreon. * Ojo Encino Day School, a BIE school, is in Ojo Encino - It is west of Cuba * Pueblo Pintado Community School, a BIE school, is in Pueblo Pintado Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School of the

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school district is in Pueblo Pintado, and has a Cuba postal address (though it is not in Cuba).
Compare the location of the school
to th
2020 Pueblo Pintado census-designated place (CDP)
The school is outside what was th
2010 Pueblo Pintado CDP

References

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{{authority control Villages in Sandoval County, New Mexico Villages in New Mexico Albuquerque metropolitan area