Rincon is a

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(CDP) in Doña Ana County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 271. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Rincon is located adjacent to Hatch, in the valley of the

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. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 220 people, 60 households, and 55 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 45.00%

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, 2.73% Native American, 51.82% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 87.27% of the population. There were 60 households, out of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were

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living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.3% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.67 and the average family size was 3.76. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,929, and the median income for a family was $18,068. Males had a median income of $15,972 versus $11,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,572. About 18.9% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the

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, including 35.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 42.9% of those 65 or over.

Economy

Rincon is 33 miles north of

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, on

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, and approximately 20 miles south of

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, a new purpose-built

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being built by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority with

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and county funding. Spaceport construction has generated some 800 temporary jobs on the site, but some Rincon residents have been skeptical that the spaceport will generate as many jobs in the long term as supporters claimed in the runup to public funding. , one company,

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, plans to employ about 150 persons at the spaceport site.

Education

It is zoned to

Hatch Valley Public Schools Hatch Valley Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Hatch, New Mexico. In addition to Hatch, the district's area includes Garfield, Placitas, Rincon, Rodey, and Salem. History In February 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico New Mexico populated places on the Rio Grande