Profile for Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, NM

Former and merged names include:
· Green Tree
· Palo Verde

Historic sites and museums: Hubbard Museum of the American West

Listed places near Ruidoso Downs

Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (15)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Ruidoso Downs
• School enrollment & education levels in Ruidoso Downs
• Transportation & commute times in Ruidoso Downs
• Lincoln County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Lincoln County government

7% of Ruidoso Downs residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ruidoso Downs ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ruidoso Downs
• Cemeteries in Lincoln County
• Libraries in or near Ruidoso Downs

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• Lincoln County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NM data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Newspaper articles

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• Cemetery record compendium
• New Mexico cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Ruidoso Downs
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• Communities in Lincoln County

• Ruidoso Downs business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Mexico
• Local ordinances in New Mexico (Partial selection)

• Crime in Lincoln County
• Arrests in Lincoln County

• 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 Ruidoso Downs was $12,144, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
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• Lincoln County economic census
• Lincoln County economic summary
• Lincoln County employment growth
• Lincoln County unemployment rate
• New Mexico economic data

9% of Ruidoso Downs residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Ruidoso Downs
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• Nature Conservancy projects in New Mexico
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• New Mexico festivals (New Mexico tourism department)
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• Ruidoso Downs items now on sale

• Lincoln County government
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• Ruidoso Downs medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Ruidoso Downs
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lincoln County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ruidoso Downs, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $342.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $644.

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• Libraries near Ruidoso Downs

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Lincoln County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ruidoso Downs political report.

• New Mexico Democratic party
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• New Mexico elections board

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The average commute time for Ruidoso Downs workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Ruidoso Downs include Amerihost Ruidoso Downs NM.

• Ruidoso Downs travel guide
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• New Mexico tourism bureau

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