San Juan County, New Mexico 93394 224630760 2008-07-09T19:02:07Z Nyttend 1960810 /* Census-designated places */ Crystal {{Infobox U.S. County| county = San Juan County| state = New Mexico | seal = San Juan County NM seal.jpg | map size = 200| founded = | seat = [[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]] | largest city = [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] | area_total_sq_mi =5538 | area_land_sq_mi =5514 | area_water_sq_mi =24 | area percentage = 0.44% | census yr = 2000| pop = 113801 | density_km2 =8| web = www.sjcounty.net/ | |}} [[Image:XUSA05 FCMarker.jpg|thumb|right|245px|San Juan County includes the New Mexico section of the [[Four Corners Monument]].]] [[Image:Shiprock.jpg|right|thumb|245px|[[Shiprock]]]] '''San Juan County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. It is part of the [[Farmington, New Mexico]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. As of 2000, the population was 113,801. Its [[county seat]] is [[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]].{{GR|6}} ===Geography=== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 5,538 [[square mile]]s (14,344 [[km²]]), of which, 5,514 square miles (14,281 km²) of it is land and 24 square miles (63 km²) of it (0.44%) is water. [[Indian reservation]]s (and off-reservation trust lands) comprise 63.4 percent of the county's land area: The [[Navajo Indian Reservation]] takes up 60.45% and the [[Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation]] another 2.93%. The physical features include three rivers, the San Juan, Animas and the La Plata, volcanic structures, buttes, mesas, badlands, and fertile river valleys. ===Adjacent Counties=== * [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico]] - east * [[Sandoval County, New Mexico]] - southeast * [[McKinley County, New Mexico]] - south * [[Apache County, Arizona]] - west * [[San Juan County, Utah]] - northwest * [[Montezuma County, Colorado]] - north * [[La Plata County, Colorado]] - north * [[Archuleta County, Colorado]] - northeast ===National [[protected area]]s=== * [[Aztec Ruins National Monument]] * [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park]] (part) ===Major Highways=== *[[Image:US 64.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 64]] *[[Image:US 491.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 491]] (formerly [[Image:US 666.svg|25px]]) *[[Image:US 550.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 550]] *[[Image:New Mexico 516.svg|25px]] New Mexico State Road 516 *New Mexico State Road 371 ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 113,801 people, 37,711 households, and 28,924 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 43,221 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 52.83% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.44% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 36.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.78% from two or more races. 14.99% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 37,711 households out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.30% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43. In the county the population was spread out with 32.60% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,762, and the median income for a family was $37,382. Males had a median income of $35,066 versus $21,299 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,282. About 18.00% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.60% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Localities== ===Cities=== *[[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]] *[[Bloomfield, New Mexico|Bloomfield]] *[[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] ===Census-designated places=== *[[Beclabito, New Mexico|Beclabito]] *[[Crystal, New Mexico|Crystal]] *[[Flora Vista, New Mexico|Flora Vista]] *[[Huerfano, New Mexico|Huerfano]] *[[Kirtland, New Mexico|Kirtland]] *[[Nageezi, New Mexico|Nageezi]] *[[Napi HQ, New Mexico|Napi HQ]] *[[Naschitti, New Mexico|Naschitti]] *[[Nenahnezad, New Mexico|Nenahnezad]] *[[Newcomb, New Mexico|Newcomb]] *[[Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico|Ojo Amarillo]] *[[Sanostee, New Mexico|Sanostee]] *[[Sheep Springs, New Mexico|Sheep Springs]] *[[Shiprock, New Mexico|Shiprock]] *[[Upper Fruitland, New Mexico|Upper Fruitland]] ==See also== *[[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{San Juan County, New Mexico}} {{New Mexico}} {{coord|36.51|-108.32|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-NM_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:New Mexico counties]] [[Category:San Juan County, New Mexico| ]] [[ar:مقاطعة سان خوان، نيومكسيكو]] [[de:San Juan County (New Mexico)]] [[es:Condado de San Juan]] [[fr:Comté de San Juan (Nouveau-Mexique)]] [[bpy:সান হুয়ান কাউন্টি, নিউ মেক্সিকো]] [[it:Contea di San Juan (Nuovo Messico)]] [[nl:San Juan County (New Mexico)]] [[ja:サンファン郡 (ニューメキシコ州)]] [[no:San Juan County (New Mexico)]] [[nds:San Juan County (Nee-Mexiko)]] [[pt:Condado de San Juan (Novo México)]] [[sv:San Juan County, New Mexico]] [[zh:聖胡安縣 (新墨西哥州)]]