Spencerville, New Mexico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Spencerville, New Mexico
|
|
|---|---|
|
Census-designated place
|
|
 Spencerville, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
|
|
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | San Juan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.31 sq mi (13.74 km2) |
| • Land | 5.25 sq mi (13.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,788 ft (1,764 m) |
| Population
(2020)
|
|
| • Total | 1,138 |
| • Density | 216.56/sq mi (83.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584220 |
Spencerville is a small community located in San Juan County, New Mexico, in the United States. It is known as a census-designated place, which means it's an area identified by the census bureau for statistical purposes. In 2020, about 1,138 people lived there.
Contents
Where is Spencerville Located?
Spencerville is found in the state of New Mexico. The United States Census Bureau says that Spencerville covers a total area of about 8.64 square kilometers (or 3.34 square miles). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within its borders.
Who Lives in Spencerville?
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 1,138 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
In 2010, there were 1,258 people living in Spencerville. This means that for every square kilometer, there were about 145.6 people.
Diversity in Spencerville
The people living in Spencerville come from many different backgrounds. In 2010, most residents (about 83.23%) were White. About 5.64% were Native American, and 0.56% were African American. A small number (0.16%) were Asian. About 6.36% of the population identified as being of other races, and 4.05% were from two or more races.
Many residents also have Hispanic or Latino heritage, making up about 19.87% of the total population.
Education in Spencerville
Students in Spencerville attend schools in two different districts. Most students go to schools run by the Aztec Municipal Schools district. A smaller number of students attend schools in the Farmington Municipal Schools district. For high school, many students from Spencerville attend Aztec High School.
See also
In Spanish: Spencerville (Nuevo México) para niños
