| Significant City History |
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Las Cruces' name as translated by the City of Las Cruces (Spanish for "the crosses").
The city government did not start displaying three Latin crosses as a symbol for the city until preparation for the 1949 centennial began.
The original city seal displayed a bunch of grapes.
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| Famous people |
Clyde Tombaugh, Mark Medoff, Billy The Kid, Pat Garrett
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Las Cruces |
NM |
74,267 |
1881 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 3.908 feet |
Manufacturing |
8.0% |
$29,363 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| Hispanic |
51% |
31 |
1,426 per sq mile |
| White |
42% |
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| American Indian |
3% |
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| Black |
2% |
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| Other / Mixed |
2% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 96.1 |
101.1 |
22.5 |
37.5 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0.7 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 1.1 |
79% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Las Cruces |
Output Las Cruces |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 35th |
31.68 |
2,352,779 |
160,417 |
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