Lake Arthur

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Lake Arthur

Total population

478

Median home value

$116,100

3.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,429

Lake Arthur$76k

National$74k

Coordinates33.00°, -104.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lake Arthur is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 378 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Hagerman
  8.3 mi away
• Morningside
  9.8 mi away
• Artesia
  10.8 mi away
• Hobbs
  72.3 mi away · pop. 40,252
• Cloudcroft
  79.4 mi away · pop. 630
• Nogal
  86.3 mi away · pop. 80
• Boles Acres
  94.4 mi away · pop. 1,848
• Tularosa
  95.9 mi away · pop. 2,597
• Holloman AFB
  101 mi away
• Fort Sumner
  103.1 mi away · pop. 938
• Corona
  111.8 mi away · pop. 168
• Cannon AFB
  112.9 mi away · pop. 2,405

Browse all places in New Mexico →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lake Arthur

The legacy of Arthur Lakes

Katherine K. Honda · 2009

A zeolitic tuff in a lacustrine facies of the Gila Conglomerate near Buckhorn, Grant County, New Mexico

Arthur J. Gude · 1988

Nouvelle decouverte d'un tres grand pays situé dans l'Amérique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer glaciale

Louis Hennepin · 1697

A wildlife inventory of the Star Lake-Bisti coal lease area

Arthur M. Kinsky · 1977

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare · 1600

Expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission

United States. Indian Claims Commission · 1958

Ὀδύσσεια

Ὅμηρος · 1488

Hamlet

William Shakespeare · 1603

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 43 mi
• Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 166 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 181 mi
• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 182 mi
• Wildfire Rustler, Motley, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 203 mi
• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 218 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 231 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).