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Roswell, New Mexico

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The 2000 Census showed that Roswell had a population of 45,293 people ^<1>. This represents 2.49% of the total population of New Mexico, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	46,198	+2%	+1% since 2007
2007	45,742	+0.99%	+1.62% since 2006
2006	45,011	-0.62%	+0.5% since 2005
2005	44,786	-1.12%	+0.72% since 2004
2004	44,466	-1.83%	+0.14% since 2003
2003	44,405	-1.96%	+0.17% since 2002
2002	44,330	-2.13%	-1.02% since 2001
2001	44,789	-1.11%	-1.11% since 2000
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2000	45,293	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
2	Las Cruces	SW	148 mi [238.2 km]	91,865	23.7% increase
3	Santa Fe	NW	178 mi [286.5 km]	71,831	15.48% increase
4	Rio Rancho	NW	181 mi [291.3 km]	79,655	53.88% increase
-5-	Roswell			46,198	2% increase
6	Farmington	NW	311 mi [500 km]	42,637	12.67% increase
7	Alamogordo	W	89 mi [143.2 km]	35,757	0.49% increase
8	Clovis	NE	106 mi [170.6 km]	32,352	0.96% decrease

Roswell had 19,327 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Roswell has an area ^<4> of 28.94 square miles [74.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Roswell had a 2000 population density of 1,565 people per square mile [604 people/km²], making it the state's 10th most densely populated area.

Chaves County

The city of Roswell is located in Chaves County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 61,279 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 45,293 people, Roswell contained 73.9% of the Chaves County total.

In addition, where the community of Roswell has a population density of 1,565 people per square mile [604 people/km²], Chaves County averages 10.09 people per square mile [3.9 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Chaves County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Roswell and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Roswell. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	46,198	2% increase
10 mi [16 km]	1	46,198	2% increase
20 mi [32 km]	2	47,429	1.94% increase
25 mi [40 km]	3	48,589	1.87% increase
30 mi [48 km]	4	49,025	1.86% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Roswell. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Roswell, it also contains a comparison between Roswell and the state of New Mexico.

Click here for the Roswell QuickFact (QF-3564930).

A Census Quickfact is available for Chaves County (QF-35005).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Chaves County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
DeBaca	QF-35011	N	1,907	13.87% decrease
Eddy	QF-35015	S	51,360	0.11% decrease
Lea	QF-35025	SE	59,155	7.27% increase
Lincoln	QF-35027	W	20,793	6.46% increase
Otero	QF-35035	SW	62,776	0.9% increase
Roosevelt	QF-35041	NE	18,889	5.03% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Roswell:

	State Code:	35 (New Mexico)
	County Code:	005 (Chaves County)
	Place Code:	64930 (Roswell)

	State & County Code:	35005 (New Mexico/Chaves County)

	State & Place Code:	3564930 (New Mexico/Roswell)

Roswell is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Roswell.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Roswell and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Roswell. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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