Country United States County Curry FIPS code 35-47570 Elevation 1,345 m Zip code 88124 Local time Saturday 8:13 AM | State New Mexico Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 0915864 Area 4.4 km² Population 657 (2013) Area code 575 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Melrose is a village in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. The town is losing population due to rural exodus. Melrose is served by Melrose Elementary School and Melrose High School.
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Map of Melrose, NM 88124, USA
William Hanna (1910–2001), co-founder of Hanna Barbera Studios, was born in Melrose.
Geography
Melrose is located at 34°25′41″N 103°37′41″W (34.427944, -103.628111).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land (i.e. no or negligible surface water).
History
During the New Deal, a series of federal programs initiated during the Great Depression, the Melrose Art Center was established. The facility was considered to be located in the smallest town to have such a federal art center. Estella García was one of the teachers at the Center.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 736 people, 309 households, and 200 families residing in the village. The population density was 427.2 people per square mile (165.2/km²). There were 375 housing units at an average density of 217.7 per square mile (84.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.12% White, 0.27% African American, 1.49% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 3.53% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.55% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village, the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,607, and the median income for a family was $31,635. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $15,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,053. About 16.4% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.