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{{short description|Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Santa Teresa, New Mexico
|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated community]]<br>[[Census-designated place]]
 
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|image_caption = Main Street in Santa Teresa, June 2013
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Mexico|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Dona Ana]]
 
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|population_total = 42585044
|population_density_km2 = 220.05
|population_density_sq_mi = 569.94
 
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|postal_code = 88008, 88063
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|blank_info = 35-70700
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'''Santa Teresa''' is ana [[unincorporatedcensus-designated area|unincorporated communityplace]] (CDP) in [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Dona Ana County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. It is home to the [[Santa Teresa Port of Entry]] and is part of the [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], although geographically it is considerably closer to [[El Paso, Texas]], than to Las Cruces.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hagan |first1=Shelly |last2=Averbuch |first2=Maya |title=With ForAbbott's statisticalBorder purposesCrackdown, New Mexico Looks to Take Texas Trade With New Port |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-29/abbott-s-border-crackdown-spurs-bid-to-snag-trade-from-texas |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=29 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> While the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Santa Teresa as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP)., Thethe census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 4,258 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] and 5,044 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov United States Census]</ref> The National Weather Service El Paso Weather Forecast Office that serves extreme western [[Texas]] and Southwestern New Mexico states is based in Santa Teresa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=El Paso, TX |url=https://www.weather.gov/epz/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>
 
==History==
ResidentsIn filed2015, athe petitioncommunity inof 2015Santa seekingTeresa petitioned the incorporationDoña Ana County Board of SantaCommissioners Teresato [[Municipal corporation#Municipal corporations as enterprises|incorporate]] it as a city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kfoxtv.com/archive/santa-teresa-residents-file-incorporation-petition-with-dona-ana-county-clerk|title=Santa Teresa residents file incorporation petition with Dona Ana County clerk|last=Price|first=Crystal|date=2015-01-29|work=KFOX|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> TheWhen case[[Sunland hasPark, beenNew appealedMexico|Sunland toPark]] theproposed Newannexing MexicoSanta SupremeTeresa, Courtevery byBoard member agreed that [[Sunland Park had no jurisdiction over Santa Teresa, Newwhereupon Mexico|Sunland Park]] asfiled theyan haveappeal proposedto annexingthat decision with the communityNew Mexico Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/09/25/dona-ana-county-kicks-santa-teresa-annexation-petition-back-sunland-park/2442427001/|title=Doña Ana County kicks Santa Teresa annexation petition back to Sunland Park|last=D'Ammassa|first=Algernon|date=September 25, 2019|website=[[Las Cruces Sun-News]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>
 
The Santa Teresa Port of Entry appeared in the ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' episode "[[Fifi (Better Call Saul)|Fifi]]."<ref>https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/better-call-saul/263385/better-call-saul-season-2-everything-you-missed/page/0/7</ref>
 
==Geography==
 
Santa Teresa is located at {{coord|31|51|12|N|106|38|29|W|type:city}} (31.853273, -106.641302).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
 
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 952 households, and 755 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 238.0 people per square mile (91.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 91.9 per square mile (35.5/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 55.58% of the population.
|2020= 5044
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Santa Teresa Airport.jpg | thumb | left| Aerial view of northwest Santa Teresa with the [[Doña Ana County International Jetport]]]]
 
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 952 households, and 755 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|238.0 people per square mile (91.9|PD/km{{supsqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|2adj=off}}). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of {{convert|91.9 per square mile (35.5|/km{{supsqmi|/km2|sp=us|2adj=off}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 55.58% of the population.
 
There were 952 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,500, and the median income for a family was $66,833. Males had a median income of $43,500 versus $30,326 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,561. About 2.2% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
 
[[File:Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal, Santa Teresa NM.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] Intermodal Terminal, just outside Santa Teresa to the northwest]]
==Education==
 
The [[Gadsden Independent School District]] operates public schools, including
* Santa Teresa High School for the mentally ill
* Santa Teresa Middle School
* Santa Teresa Elementary School
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==Infrastructure==
Water is supplied by the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kvia.com/news/new-mexico/sunland-park-santa-teresa-residents-surprised-angered-over-water-bill-increase/1130724763|title=Sunland Park, Santa Teresa residents surprised & angered over water bill increase|last=Gordon|first=Michael|date=2019-10-10|work=KVIA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>
 
The community is served by the [[Doña Ana County International Jetport]].
 
==See also==
{{portal|New Mexico}}
* [[List of census-designated places in New Mexico]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.up.com/media/santa-teresa/index.htm Union Pacific Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal]
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