Profile for Las Cruces, New Mexico, NM

Las Cruces is in the Mesilla Valley.

Fort Selden, about 15 miles away, was built in 1865 to protect wagon trains.

Public transportation: Roadrunner Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 415. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 5.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1985 movie, "Lost in America"
· 2000 movie, "Traffic"
· 1998 movie, "Lolita"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Whole Enchilada Fiesta - Sept. 23-25, 2007
• Border Book Festival - April 20-22, 2007
• Do?a Ana County Fair - Aug. 3-6, 2007
• Bluegrass in the Desert Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Leasburg Dam State Park, Aguirre Springs

Historic routes: El Camino Real

Historic sites and museums: New Mexico State University Museum, Fort Selden State Monument, Museum of Natural History, Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, Branigan Cultural Center, White Sands Missile Range Museum

Colleges and universities: New Mexico State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 95

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (6)

Colleges (2)

Communities (1)

Hotels (17)

Libraries (1)

Museums (4)

Wineries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Las Cruces demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Dona Ana County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Las Cruces area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 88033 ZIP code.

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• Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
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10% of Las Cruces residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Las Cruces ancestry & family history guide.

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• Libraries in or near Las Cruces

Post a query on a message board:

• Dona Ana County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - NM data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• New Mexico cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Crime in Dona Ana County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Mexico
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Las Cruces was $15,704, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Dona Ana County economic census
• Dona Ana County economic summary
• Dona Ana County employment growth
• Dona Ana County unemployment rate
• New Mexico economic data

28% of Las Cruces residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Dona Ana County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in New Mexico
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Dona Ana County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in New Mexico

Las Cruces festival dates:

• Whole Enchilada Fiesta - Sept. 23-25, 2007
• Border Book Festival - April 20-22, 2007
• Do?a Ana County Fair - Aug. 3-6, 2007
• Bluegrass in the Desert Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Las Cruces festival web sites:

• Border Book Festival
• Southern New Mexico State Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Mexico county fairs
• New Mexico festivals (New Mexico tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Las Cruces

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Historic districts in Las Cruces include Alameda-Depot Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Dona Ana County genealogy forum

Median rent in Las Cruces, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $399.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $825.

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Libraries in Las Cruces include Thomas Branigan Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Las Cruces include Las Cruces Sun-News

TV stations in Las Cruces include KRWG, KTDO.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KRWG.

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Dona Ana County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Las Cruces political report.

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The average commute time for Las Cruces workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 25 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Las Cruces between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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