Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County,

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, United States. The population was 9,360 at the 2010 census. It is located on the New Mexico–

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state line in the Upper

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(immediately north of

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), and on

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, 24 miles south of Las Cruces and 18 miles north of

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History

In an election held on January 5, 2010, Anthony residents voted in favor of incorporating the community. A total of 561 votes were cast, with 410 (73.1%) supporting the measure and 151 (26.9%) opposed. The new municipality officially came into existence on July 1, 2010.

Geography

Anthony is located at (32.006028, -106.600669). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

The city is part of the

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. As of the

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of 2010, there were 9,360 people, 2,467 households, and 1,858 families residing in the city. The

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was 2,362.4 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 61.5%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1%

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, and 2.5% from other races.

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or Latino people of any race were 97.4% of the population. There were 2,467 households, out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 5 living with them, 35.9% were under the age of 18, and 8.7% were over the age of 65. The median income for a household is $22,216. The

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for the city was $9,239. About 40.2% of the population is below the

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Education

Anthony is located within the Gadsden Independent School District. Gadsden Elementary, Loma Linda Elementary and Anthony Elementary are all located within the city boundaries. Gadsden High School, Gadsden Middle School, Alta Vista Early College High School and Anthony Charter School, a satellite campus of Doña Ana Community College, and a branch of

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all sit just outside the municipality.

Government

Following the successful incorporation vote, elections for city offices – mayor, municipal judge, and municipal trustees – were held on April 13, 2010. Ramon S. Gonzalez defeated four other candidates in the mayoral race, receiving 55.6 percent of the vote. Peggy Sue Scott was elected to the position of municipal judge. Thirteen candidates competed for the four available municipal trustee positions. They were won by Betty Gonzalez, Juan M. Acevedo, Diana Murillo, and James G. Scott. The first council meeting took place on July 7, 2010. The final, canvassed results for the March 6 election in Anthony, are as follows: * Mayor: Arnulfo Castañeda, 224 (winner); Juan Acevedo, 181 * Two trustees: James Scott, 231 (winner); Pilar Madrid, 255 (winner); Janny Brumlow, 160 * Municipal judge: Peggy Scott, 340 (winner) The total number of ballots cast in the election was 1,391, according to a canvass certificate. Of those, 1,244 were cast on election day, 136 were cast in early voting and 11 were cast in absentee voting.

References

External links

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Community website
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