Questa, New Mexico

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Questa: Rio Grande Gorge; Wild Rivers Rec Area

Questa: Red River, S of Questa, near fish hatchery

Questa: View of Lobo Peak from Wild Rivers Recreation Area - April 28, 2006

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Population in July 2007: 1,870. Population change since 2000: +0.8%

Males: 912	(48.8%)
Females: 958	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87556.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,300 (it was $23,448 in 2000)

Questa	$22,300
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $108,800 (it was $95,000 in 2000)

Questa	$108,800
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Questa:

Hispanic (80.5%)
Other race (43.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (17.8%)
Two or more races (5.5%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Questa: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (3.6%), Irish (3.4%), United States (2.6%), English (1.8%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7392 feet

Land area: 5.11 square miles.

Population density: 366 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Questa

High school or higher: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 14.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Questa village

Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 10.9%

24 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.3%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Questa, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Questa to the number of sex offenders is 935 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Questa:	0.3% ($314)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (76.3 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (130.6 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (496.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Arroyo Hondo, NM (8.8 miles ), Taos Ski Valley, NM (12.6 miles) , Red River, NM (12.9 miles ), Taos Pueblo, NM (18.0 miles ), Tres Piedras, NM (20.7 miles ), Taos, NM (21.6 miles ), Ranchos de Taos, NM (24.0 miles ), Eagle Nest, NM (25.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.71 N, Longitude: 105.59 W

Area code: 505

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Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+8.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (32%)
Mining (13%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Educational services (17%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.07
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Questa, New Mexico

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Hospitals/medical centers near Questa:

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TAOS, NM)
CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 51 miles; LA JARA, CO)
MINERS' COLFAX MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; RATON, NM)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Questa:

SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 54 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; ID: ALS)
PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 133 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID: PUB)
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 135 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Questa:

QUESTA MUNI NR 2 (about 7 miles; QUESTA, NM; ID: N24)
TAOS RGNL (about 19 miles; TAOS, NM; ID: SKX)
ANGEL FIRE (about 30 miles; ANGEL FIRE, NM; ID: AXX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Questa:

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 127 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 130 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 133 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 137 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)

Public high school in Questa:

QUESTA HIGH (Students: 154; Location: HWY 522 & SAGEBRUSH; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Questa:

ALTA VISTA ELEM (Students: 98; Location: HWY 38 & W. GALLEGOS; Grades: PK-03)
QUESTA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 71; Location: W. GALLEGOS; Grades: 07-08)
ALTA VISTA INTERMED. (Students: 62; Location: HWY 38 & W. GALLEGOS; Grades: 04-06)

Private elementary/middle school in Questa:

SCHOOL NORTH STAR (Students: 11; Location: 627 N. STAR ROUTE; Grades: 1 - 10)

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Notable location: Questa Health Center Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Questa include: Questa First Baptist Church (A), Questa Church of Christ (B), First Assembly of God Church (C), Saint Anthonys Catholic Church (D), First Southern Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Anthony Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Cabresto Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Questa Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Val's Trophy Hunts (Tours & Charters; 43 Poleo Road), Wild Earth Llama Adventures (Tours & Charters; 3420 Highway 522).

Hotel: Kachina Motel (Highway 522).

Court: New Mexico State Government - Magistrate Court Taos Circuit (Circuit Court).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Questa and their reported violations in the past:

QUESTA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1800, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-11-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-1999)

EAGLE ROCK VILLAGE (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and SEP-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-2000)

5 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Questa that have no violations reported:

LA LAMA MDWCA (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.2%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	24.3%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	7.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

Questa compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Questa (2007 data):

Centinel Bank of Taos: Questa Branch at #1 Highway 38, branch established on 1979-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $140.7 mil, Deposits: $128.8 mil, headquarters in Taos, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Centinel Bank Shares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Taos County New Mexico:

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Questa government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $155,000
All Other: $8,000
Construction - General: $601,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $425,000
Water Utilities: $220,000

Police Protection: $183,000

Regular Highways: $166,000

Sewerage: $156,000

General - Other: $144,000

Solid Waste Management: $120,000

Fire Protection: $49,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $100,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $74,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $203,000
Interest Earnings: $32,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $307,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $304,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $176,000
Highways: $134,000

All Other: $72,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $141,000
Property: $34,000

Public Utilities: $28,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $764,000

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,143 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bernalillo County, NM	0.75% ($33,872 average AGI)
from Rio Arriba County, NM	0.31% ($23,306)
from Santa Fe County, NM	0.25% ($51,276)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bernalillo County, NM	1.18% ($26,276 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.36% ($42,098)
to Rio Arriba County, NM	0.32% ($25,167)

Strongest AM radio stations in Questa:

KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Questa:

K212EG (90.3 FM; QUESTA, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION OF ALBUQUERQUE)
KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
KRDR (90.1 FM; RED RIVER, NM; Owner: RED RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)
KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
K278AE (103.5 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: FRANK A. SHULTZ, III)

TV broadcast stations around Questa:

K09GR (Channel 9; COLUMBINE PARK, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K11GU (Channel 11; COLUMBINE PARK, NM; Owner: MOLYCORP, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Questa fatal accident list for 2005:
Feb 13, 2005 02:53 AM, Sr-522, Lat: 36.717842, Lon: -105.596508, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

Questa fatal accident list for 2001:
Dec 31, 2001 12:50 AM, Cabresto Rd., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Questa fatal accident list for 1997:
Mar 13, 1997 03:50 AM, 522, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Questa fatal accident list for 1995:
Aug 8, 1995 08:00 AM, 38, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Questa fatal accident list for 1990:
Aug 11, 1990 08:19 AM, 563, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Questa fatal accident list for 1983:
Jul 15, 1983 07:15 AM, 3, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1

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