GEOGRAPHY
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Antonito has a total area of Interwiki: convert » 0.4|sqmi|km2, all of it land. It is located at Interwiki: Coord » 37|4|39|N|106|0|34|W|type:city (37.077490, -106.009489)Interwiki: GR » 1, along
U.S. Highway 285.
Antonito is the southern terminus of the
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad and the eastern terminus of the steam powered, narrow gauge
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, which runs westwards to
Osier, CO and
Chama, NM.
DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the censusInterwiki: GR » 2 of 2000, there were 873 people, 357 households, and 234 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,212.3 people per square mile (864.3/km²). There were 396 housing units at an average density of 1,003.5 per square mile (392.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.40%
White, 0.11%
African American, 3.55%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 31.96% from
other races, and 2.75% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 90.26% of the population.
There were 357 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,205, and the median income for a family was $23,162. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $10,047. About 26.4% of families and 29.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.
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