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Bernalillo is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, in the United States
United States

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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, the town population was 6,611. It is the county seat
County seat

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 of Sandoval County.

Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Albuquerque metropolitan area

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico that covers four counties - Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Sandoval County, New Mexico, Torrance County, New Mexico, and Valencia County, New Mexico....
.

alillo is located at (35.309363, -106.552032).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 kmē), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (2.34%) is water.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 6,611 people, 2,309 households, and 1,724 families residing in the town.






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Bernalillo is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, the town population was 6,611. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Sandoval County.

Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Albuquerque metropolitan area

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico that covers four counties - Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Sandoval County, New Mexico, Torrance County, New Mexico, and Valencia County, New Mexico....
.

Geography

Bernalillo is located at (35.309363, -106.552032).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 kmē), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 6,611 people, 2,309 households, and 1,724 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,436.9 people per square mile (554.9/kmē). There were 2,473 housing units at an average density of 537.5/sq mi (207.6/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 60.17% White, 0.74% African American, 3.92% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 31.34% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.75% of the population.

There were 2,309 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,864, and the median income for a family was $36,286. Males had a median income of $27,417 versus $22,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the town was $13,100. About 13.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural references

Acoma is mentioned in Willa Cather
Willa Cather

Willa Sibert Cather was an United States author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in novels such as O Pioneers!, My ?ntonia, and The Song of the Lark....
's 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 novel by Willa Cather. It concerns the attempts of a Catholic bishop and a priest to establish a diocese in New Mexico Territory....
, Book Three Chapter 4.

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