in Lovington, NM

Lovington is a city in and the county seat of Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,009 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lovington is located at 32°56′47″N 103°21′13″W (32.946459, -103.353618). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.8 square miles (12 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,471 people, 3,297 households, and 2,459 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,983.6 people per square mile (766.6/km²). There were 3,823 housing units at an average density of 800.7 per square mile (309.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.85% White, 3.03% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 32.74% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.12% of the population.

There were 3,297 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families.