White Sands

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White Sands

Total population

1,609

Median home value

$0

45.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$89,565

White Sands$90k

National$74k

Elevation4300 m

Land area8.01 km²

Coordinates32.38°, -106.48°

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

White Sands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. As of the 2020 census, White Sands had a population of 926. 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.

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

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

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 White Sands

Surface soil moisture measurements of the White Sands, New Mexico

Gilbert R. Smith · 1984

Aspects of the biology of the lizards of the White Sands, New Mexico

James Ray Dixon · 1967

Geology of White Sands

New Mexico Geological Society. Field Conference · 2002

Summer food of four species of lizards from the vicinity of White Sands, New Mexico

James Ray Dixon · 1966

An atlas of high altitude aircraft measured radiance of White Sands, New Mexico, in the 450-1050 nm band

Gilbert R Smith · 1985

The White Sands incident

Daniel W. Fry · 1954

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Harpers Ferry Center (U.S.) · 2011

White Sands, official map and guide

United States. National Park Service · 1992

Search results from Open Library.