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Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington is a city in and the county seat of Lea County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lovington had a population of 11,668.

Lovington is located slightly north of the center of Lea County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lovington has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.5 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.26%, are water.

As of the 2020 census, Lovington had a population of 11,668. The median age was 31.9 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.8 males age 18 and over.

99.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,813 households in Lovington, of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.4% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 4,224 housing units, of which 9.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.7%.

As of the 2000 census, there were 9,471 people, 3,297 households, and 2,459 families living in the city. The population density was 1,983.6 inhabitants per square mile (765.9/km2). There were 3,823 housing units at an average density of 800.7 per square mile (309.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 59.85% White, 3.03% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 32.74% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.12%.

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