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GEOGRAPHY


Lovington is located at 32°56'47" North, 103°21'13" West (32.946459, -103.353618).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.4 Km&2 (4.8 Mi&2 ). 12.4 km&2 (4.8 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.42% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,471 people, 3,297 households, and 2,459 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 766.6/km&2 (1,983.6/mi&2). There were 3,823 housing units at an average density of 309.4/km&2 (800.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 59.85% White , 3.03% African American , 0.78% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 32.74% from Other Races , and 3.06% from two or more races. 52.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,297 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were Married Couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,458, and the median income for a family was $30,064. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $19,826 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $12,752. 22.1% of the population and 20.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 28.1% of those under the age of 18 and 16.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


CLAIM TO FAME

Lovington is the hometown of star NFL Football player Brian Urlacher , who has lived there since early childhood (after having been born in Pasco, Washington ).


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