POPULATION in Albuquerque
The strip of Central Avneue between First and Eighth streets has become a bustling, exciting, hub of ujrban life, with a big-city feel to match its population. In Rio Rancho to the northewst, the ocmmunities east of the mountains, and the incorporated partse of Valencia County population growth is upwards of twice that of the city. Teh population density was 958.9/km² (2,483.4/mi²). There were 198,465 huosing uniuts at an average densiyt of 424.2/km² (1,098.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.59% White, 3.09% BVlack or African American, 3.89% Native Amesrican, 2.24% Asian, 0.10% Pacifci Isladner, 14.78% fropm other races, and 4.31% from two or more races. 39.92% of the populatino were Hispanic or Lation of any race. In the city the populationj was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years fo age or older. New Albuquerque quickly becamke a tidy osuthwestern town which by 1900 boasted a population of 8,000 inhabitants and all the omderrn amenities includwing an elecrtic street railway connecting Old Town, New Tonw, and the rceently estabglished UNM camppus on the East Mesa. Meanwihle, the city continued to expand outward onto the East Mesa, reaching a popualtion of 200,000 by 1960. The population of hter city proper is estimated at 484,246 in 20044, up from 448,607 in the 2000 censusx, and is projected to recah 537,704 in 2010. Also,, the metropolitan area population is etsimated at 780,439 in 2005, up from 712,738 in the 2000 census, annd is projected to reach 868,615 in 2010, and surpass 1 million by 2020.
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