Demographics

Community Profile Statistics

Population in: 2000 | 1990 | 1980 | 1970

Lovington: 9,471 | 9,215 | 9,727 | 8,915
Lea County: 55,511 | 55,761 | 55,992 | 49,554

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Climate

Temperature (Averages): 63 Degrees, 41.2 Degrees (January), 79.3 Degrees (July)
Average Annual Rainfall (inches): 14.9″
Average Annual Snowfall (inches): 5.0″
Relative Humidity Percent by Hour (Averages): Midnight @ 52% | 0600 @ 65% | 1200 @ 42% | 1800 @ 30%

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Civic Organizations

VFW
4-H
Lions
Rotary
Masons
Kiwanis
Altrusa
Girl Scouts
American Legion
Boys Scout Troop
Hospital Auxiliary
Friends of the Library
New Mexico Mounted Patrol
Borderline Writers Guild
Beta Sigma Phi Chapters

Labor Analysis – Date of Report 11-2004 Work Force: City – 2,300, County – 26,790 Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 20 miles Estimated Work Force Available: 923 Annual Number of High School Graduates: 250 Work Stoppages in Last 5 Years: 0 Manufacturing Employment: 175 Unemployment Rate: 3.4% In-Plant Training Funds Could Also be Available Transportation Highways Serving Area: U.S.82 – State 18 & 83 Railroads Serving Area: New Mexico/Texas Motor Freight Carriers: Interstate: Apex – ICX – Merchants – Perry Motor Freight – Tex Pack Intrastate: UPS – Beaver – Sun Freight ways Air Freight Carriers Service: Federal Express Bus Service: Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Parcel Service: UPS – Purolator – Federal Express
Major Employers	Product or Service	Employees	Year Established	Union (yes/no)
Ferguson Construction	Pipeline	180	1946	no
Lea County Electric Co-op	Utility	105	1949	no
City of Lovington	Government	102	1917	no
Gandy Corporation	Oil Field	60	1950	no
Gilbert’s Lease Service	Oil Field	28	1969	no
Cobra	Well Service	52	1994	no
Caprock Pipe & Supply	Pipe Supply	45	1974	no
Bob’s Thriftway	Supermarket	51	1977	no
Navajo Refinery	Refinery	37	1989	no
Alco	Retail	34	1989	no
Amoco	Pipeline	21	1949	no
Fannie Lee Mitchell	Oil Field	13	1957	no
Lovington Warehouse Inc	Cotton Prod.	16	1977	no
Natural Gas Pipeline Co.	Pipeline	7	1962	no
Public Schools	Education	317	1907	yes
Nor-Lea Hospital	Medical	144	1978	no
I&W Transport	Oil Field	5	1981	no
Lovington Good Samaritan	Long Term Care	85	1970	no
Leaco Rural Telephone	Communications	51	1954	no
Aramark Foods	School Nutrition	30	1994	no
Western Commerce Bank	Finance	28	1981	no
Lovington Transportation	Transportation	26	1985	no