Fort Sumner is a village in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,249 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of De Baca County^GR6. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. De Baca County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... De Baca County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facilty (CSBF) (established 1961, formerly known as the National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)) is a NASA facilty responsible for deploying and recovering scientific high altitude balloons for NASA centers and Universities. ...

History

Fort Sumner was a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. It was also a hangout for legendary outlaw Billy the Kid, who was also killed and buried in the town. Fort Sumner, was a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863-1868. ... Navajo (pronounced and sometimes written in English, Navaho), or Diné (pronounced , meaning The People in Navajo) refers or relates to the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America, with about 300,000 members. ... Categories: Stub | Na-Dené languages | Native American tribes | Native American languages | Apachean languages | Apache tribe | Languages of North America | Athabaskan languages ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859[1] – July 14, 1881) better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney, was a 19th century American frontier outlaw and gunman who was a participant in the Lincoln County War. ...

Geography

Fort Sumner is located at 34°28′23″N, 104°14′32″W (34.473162, -104.242232)^GR1. Image File history File links NMMap-doton-FortSumner. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,249 people, 533 households, and 312 families residing in the village. The population density was 144.8/km² (374.6/mi²). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 78.8/km² (204.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 81.91% White, 0.80% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 15.29% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.28% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 533 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.97. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the village the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $28,625. Males had a median income of $24,722 versus $16,953 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,327. About 20.4% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Interesting facts

• In 1866, the US government was holding thousands of Native Indians captive. Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving saw business there and decided to sell beef so that the starving captives were fed. This was to lead to the Goodnight-Loving Trail, far enough west so to avoid any contact with mobs wanting the superior Longhorn cattle.

Charles Goodnight Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929) was a cattle rancher in the American West. ... Oliver Loving (December 4, 1812-September 25, 1867) was a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. ... The Goodnight-Loving Trail was a trail used in the cattle drives of the late 1860s for the large-scale movement of Texas longhorns northward from the open range country of west Texas and New Mexico to the railroads in Colorado in the United States. ... Longhorn may refer to: Highland cattle, sometimes called Highland longhorn Longhorn cattle, a traditional long horned brown and white breed of cattle Texas longhorn (cattle), a breed of cattle Windows Server Longhorn, the former working name of an upcoming server operating system from Microsoft Windows Vista, the replacement for the...

External links

• Fort Sumner Chamber of Commerce
• Information about stratospheric balloon launches from the Fort Sumner airport where is located a NASA launch facility

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.473162° -104.242232°
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