Profile for Elephant Butte, New Mexico, NM

Nearby parks & recreation: Elephant Butte Lake State Park

Wildlife: Pelicans and bald eagles can be seen at North Monticello Point

Listed places near Elephant Butte

Cemeteries (5)

Communities (3)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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• Elephant Butte population
• Ancestry of people in Elephant Butte
• Housing in Elephant Butte
• Income in Elephant Butte
• Marital status of adults in Elephant Butte
• Place of birth of people in Elephant Butte
• Residence in 1995, of people in Elephant Butte
• School enrollment & education levels in Elephant Butte
• Transportation & commute times in Elephant Butte
• Sierra County data
• Fastest-growing counties in New Mexico
• State data - New Mexico
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Elephant Butte demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sierra County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 87935 ZIP code.

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• Sierra County Chamber of Commerce

18% of Elephant Butte residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Elephant Butte ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Elephant Butte
• Cemeteries in Sierra County
• Libraries in or near Elephant Butte

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• Sierra County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

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

• Elephant Butte museums
• Elephant Butte historic sites
• Elephant Butte area parks

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• Elephant Butte area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Sierra County
• Cemetery record compendium
• New Mexico cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Elephant Butte
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Sierra County

• Elephant Butte business guide
• Sierra County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Sierra County
• Arrests in Sierra 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 Elephant Butte was $21,345, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

17% of Elephant Butte residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Elephant Butte
• Colleges in New Mexico
• Learning Disabilities Association in New Mexico
• Schools in or near Elephant Butte
• School districts in or near Elephant Butte
• Yearbooks (old) of New Mexico high schools

• Movies playing in or near Elephant Butte

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

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Elephant Butte
• Geocaches in New Mexico

• Elephant Butte items now on sale

• Sierra County government
• New Mexico state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Elephant Butte medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Elephant Butte
• Historic sites in New Mexico
• Museums in or near Elephant Butte
• Museums in New Mexico
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sierra County genealogy forum

Median rent in Elephant Butte, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $386.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $785.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in New Mexico
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• Libraries near Elephant Butte

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• Census map of Elephant Butte area
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• Historic maps of New Mexico
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• Daily newspapers in or near Elephant Butte
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• Military bases in New Mexico
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Elephant Butte
• Search obituaries in New Mexico
• Recent death notices - selected NM newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in New Mexico
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in New Mexico
• Lions clubs in New Mexico
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Elephant Butte
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Elephant Butte

• Parks near Elephant Butte
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Sierra County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Elephant Butte political report.

• New Mexico Democratic party
• New Mexico Republican party
• New Mexico elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Elephant Butte
• Total membership by faith, in Sierra County

• Chowhound message boards for NM

The average commute time for Elephant Butte workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Elephant Butte travel guide
• Airports near Elephant Butte
• Hotels near Elephant Butte
• New Mexico tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

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