La Union, New Mexico

La Union, New Mexico
La Union, New Mexico
Census-designated place
	La Union
	Coordinates: 31°57′03″N 106°39′44″W / 31.95083°N 106.66222°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Doña Ana
Area
• Total	4.14 sq mi (10.73 km2)
• Land	4.14 sq mi (10.73 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	3,803 ft (1,159 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	997
• Density	240.70/sq mi (92.93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	2584137

La Union is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,106 as of the 2010 census.^[4] NM 182 connects the community to NM 28. It is a part of the El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area.

History

In 2021, La Union was struck by torrential floods that were described as a '1000-year flooding event'.^[5] This led to the breaking of a dam, which ravaged the local infrastructure. As a result, the county government and Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham announced funding on improvements on town and dam infrastructure.^[5]^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.979 square miles (2.54 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	997		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]^[3]

As of the 2020 Census, the population of La Union was 997.

Education

La Union Elementary School is administered by Gadsden Independent School District and operates as a public school up to grade 6. The school colors are green and yellow. The school mascot is the lion. "La Union Lions" are the sports team of La Union Elementary School.

Local attractions

La Viña Winery
La Union Maze^[8]
Juan de Oñate Trail^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Union, New Mexico
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ ^a ^b McDevitt, Michael. "La Union flooding led to 'total rewrite' of flood preparedness plan". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ McDevitt, Michael. "Governor talks about state funding to Doña Ana County, La Union". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "La Union - Hotels, Restaurants & Things to do". New Mexico Tourism. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Union, New Mexico

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-3] "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[NM-4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

[:0-5] McDevitt, Michael. "La Union flooding led to 'total rewrite' of flood preparedness plan". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[6] McDevitt, Michael. "Governor talks about state funding to Doña Ana County, La Union". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[DecennialCensus-7] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[NewMexicoTourism-8] "La Union - Hotels, Restaurants & Things to do". New Mexico Tourism. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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