University Park

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University Park

Total population

2,782

Median home value

$0

63.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$30,156

University Park$30k

National$74k

Elevation1193 m

Land area4.01 km²

Weather89°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates32.28°, -106.75°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

University Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, University Park had a population of 3,007. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for University Park, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Anwar al-Awlaki

American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)

Jerry Apodaca

American politician (1934–2023)

Pamela Burford

American novelist

P

Patricia Ryan

American writer

A

Austin Trout

American boxer

Edgar Castillo

Mexican-American soccer player

Constancio Miranda Weckmann

Mexican archbishop

W

Warren Lambert Wagner

American botanist (1950 - )

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

poet, novelist and writer from the United States

W

William Bowers

American writer (1916–1987)

Bob Pacheco

American politician

C

Chuck Franco

American politician

D

Dave Lopez

American politician

David Campos Guaderrama

United States District Judge

Denise Chavez

American writer

Doug Eddings

baseball umpire from the United States

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

Nearby places in New Mexico

• Tortugas
  0.7 mi away
• San Pablo
  2 mi away
• Mesilla
  3.7 mi away
• Fairacres
  5.6 mi away
• San Ysidro
  6.8 mi away
• Picacho Hills
  8.2 mi away
• Mesquite
  8.3 mi away
• San Miguel
  8.6 mi away
• Doña Ana
  9.1 mi away
• Butterfield Park
  10.6 mi away
• La Mesa
  10.7 mi away
• Vado
  11.5 mi away

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 University Park

The state parks of New Mexico

John V. Young · 1984

The New Mexico Folklife Festival, October 21-24, 1993, Young Park, Las Cruces, New Mexico

New Mexico Folklife Festival (1st 1993 Las Cruces, N.M.) · 1993

Great Pueblo architecture of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Stephen H. Lekson · 1984

1995 New Mexico outdoor recreation study

Christine J. Clements · 1995

National parks and the woman's voice

Polly Welts Kaufman · 1996

Data recovery at three sites in the Church Rock Industrial Park

Jeanne A. Schutt · 1998

Kiva, cross, and crown

John L. Kessell · 1978

Memories, Memorials, and Monuments : A Companion to Only in New Mexico : an Architectural History of the University of New Mexico

Van Dorn Hooker · 2019

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