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Relocating to Las Cruces, NM

Las Cruces Statistics, Facts & Information
• Average Las Cruces Elevation: 4,210 feet
• Area Size of City: 50 square miles
• Area Size of County: 3,804 square miles
• Elevation Range within Doña Ana County: 3,730-9,012 feet
• Population: 74,267.     19.5% Change, 1990-2000
• Median Age: 31.2 Years
• Educational Attainment (Population of 25 Years & Older):
     High School Graduate or Higher: 80.3%
     Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 28.4%
• Households:
     Total Households: 29,184
     Family Households: 18,130
     Nonfamily Households: 11,054
• Average Household Size: 2.46
• Average Family Size: 3.05
• Average Annual Weather Statistics:

Jan High 56.9° Low 20.8°
Apr High 77.1° Low 37.1°
July High 95.5° Low 62.2°
Oct High 78.0° Low 40.1°
Precipitation: 10.09"
Snowfall: 2.4"
Relative Humidity: 27%
Growing Season: 230 days

Relocation Information
- Overall Guide To Las Cruces
- Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce

Newspapers
- Las Cruces Sun-News
- Las Cruces Bulletin
- Thrifty Nickel

Essential Area Services
- Utilities
- Motor Vehicle Division
- Taxes
- Dona Ana Home Inspections
- Houses of Worship

Medical
- Memorial Medical Center
- Mountain View Regional Medical

Things To See & Do
- Las Cruces Arts & Culture
- NMSU Arts Schedule
- Museums
- Festivals
- Sports & Recreation
- Day Trips
- Allen Theaters (movies)
- Fountain Theatre (independent films)
- Sun Lanes Bowling
- Wet 'n' Wild Waterworld
- New Mexico State Parks
- Mesilla Valley Mall
- Aguirre Springs (Hiking)
- Branigan Cultural Center
- Bicentennial Log Cabin Museum
- Farmers & Crafts Market
- Dripping Springs Natural Area
- Fort Selden State Monument
- Gadsden Museum
- La Cueva
- La Viña Winery
- Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Fine Art & Culture
- NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
- Railroad & Transportation Museum
- NMSU Art Gallery
- NMSU Corbett Center Gallery
- NMSU Museum
- NMSU Pan American Center & Memorial Stadium
- Old Mesilla
- Space Murals, Inc. Museum & Gift Shop
- Stahmann Farms
- White Sands Missile Range
- Whole Enchilada Fiesta