Corona, New Mexico

Corona is also the closest habitation to a purported UFO crash in 1947 about 30 miles to the southeast. (See Roswell UFO Incident ) The rancher who found the crash first came to Corona to report it to a few residents before going to Roswell, New Mexico to tell officials there.

GEOGRAPHY

Corona is located at 34°15'2" North, 105°35'44" West (34.250498, -105.595475).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.6 Km&² (1.0 Mi&² ). 2.6 km&² (1.0 mi&²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 165 people, 81 households, and 46 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 62.5/km&² (161.4/mi&²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 44.7/km&² (115.4/mi&²). The racial makeup of the village was 73.33% White , 0.00% African American , 3.64% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 18.18% from Other Races , and 4.85% from two or more races. 42.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 81 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were Married Couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 70.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,594, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $22,386 versus $14,375 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $34,987. 9.5% of the population and 6.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 20.8% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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