Radium Springs is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Radium Springs is at the upstream end of the Mesilla Valley of the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (19.6 km), all land. It is also the location of an old hot springs and the old

Fort Selden Fort Selden was a United States Army post, occupying the area in what is now Radium Springs, New Mexico. The site was long a campground along the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. It was the site of a Confederate Army camp in 1861. The U.S. ...

of the Indian Wars.

Climate

According to the

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system, Radium Springs has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Radium Springs was on July 9, 1951 and June 16, 1980, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 29, 1948 and February 3, 2011.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,699 people living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 689 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile (44/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.5%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 10.9% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 52.8% of the population. There were 635 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were

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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68, and the average family size was 3.06. In the CDP, the population's age was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 15, 10.6% from 15 to 24, 21.99% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 16 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,188, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Male full-time workers had a median income of $36,753, versus $30,829 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,497.

Education

It is located in Las Cruces Public Schools.

References

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