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Facts and Amenities
POPULATION: Around 27,000 people in county.
ALTITUDE: 4,335 feet above sea level.
CULTURAL: Deming Arts Council; Deming Luna Mimbres Museum; Pancho Villa State Park Museum; Deming Performing Arts Theater; Tumbleweed Theater Group; many art galleries.
ECONOMY: Chili capital of the world; other agribusiness; industrial park; vineyards and wineries; ranching; tourism; trade with Mexico.
EDUCATION: Over 5,000 students in public school system which includes many elementary schools, middle school, mid-high, high school and Mimbres Valley Learning Center for college degrees, vocational and fun classes.
AGRICULTURE: Growing season is long with commercial crops ranging from green/red chili, onions, melons, lettuce, cotton, grains, pumpkins, pecans, to a variety of vegetables.
MEDICAL FACILITIES: Mimbres Memorial Hospital; Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City. Ambulance service county-wide; many doctors and clinics offering large variety of services; rural health care; nursing homes; home health care; hospice services; chiropractors.
MOTELS-RV PARKS-RESTAURANTS: 18 motels; 14 RV parks; over 40 restaurants.
RECREATION: 18-hole public golf course; public parks; Sam Baca Aquatic Center with a covered therapy pool; walking/exercise paths; skate park; tennis courts; rockhounding.
TRANSPORTATION: Amtrak; Greyhound bus; Deming Aviation also offers fuel sales and rental cars; senior citizens center van service; easy access to I-10.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES: Library; over 40 churches; over 80 organizations; Special Events Center; public auditorium; senior citizens center with meals on wheels and activities.
TAXES: Low cost of living. Sales tax, 7.375 percent.
ALTITUDE: 4,335 feet above sea level.
CULTURAL: Deming Arts Council; Deming Luna Mimbres Museum; Pancho Villa State Park Museum; Deming Performing Arts Theater; Tumbleweed Theater Group; many art galleries.
ECONOMY: Chili capital of the world; other agribusiness; industrial park; vineyards and wineries; ranching; tourism; trade with Mexico.
EDUCATION: Over 5,000 students in public school system which includes many elementary schools, middle school, mid-high, high school and Mimbres Valley Learning Center for college degrees, vocational and fun classes.
AGRICULTURE: Growing season is long with commercial crops ranging from green/red chili, onions, melons, lettuce, cotton, grains, pumpkins, pecans, to a variety of vegetables.
MEDICAL FACILITIES: Mimbres Memorial Hospital; Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City. Ambulance service county-wide; many doctors and clinics offering large variety of services; rural health care; nursing homes; home health care; hospice services; chiropractors.
MOTELS-RV PARKS-RESTAURANTS: 18 motels; 14 RV parks; over 40 restaurants.
RECREATION: 18-hole public golf course; public parks; Sam Baca Aquatic Center with a covered therapy pool; walking/exercise paths; skate park; tennis courts; rockhounding.
TRANSPORTATION: Amtrak; Greyhound bus; Deming Aviation also offers fuel sales and rental cars; senior citizens center van service; easy access to I-10.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES: Library; over 40 churches; over 80 organizations; Special Events Center; public auditorium; senior citizens center with meals on wheels and activities.
TAXES: Low cost of living. Sales tax, 7.375 percent.
Weather Averages
Deming, N.M. is elevated 4,335 ft. above sea level. The driest months are April and May; the wettest are July, August and September. Hours of daylight range from 14:15 in late June to 10:03 in late December.
Temperatures average: Spring, 76.9-41.6; Summer, 93.7-62.4; Autumn, 77.1-44.8; Winter, 59.0-27.8. The average growing season (last freeze to first) is April 16-Oct. 31. All-time record extreme temperatures are 112 and 7 below zero.
Precipitation averages: Spring, 0.86 of an inch; Summer, 4.19 inches; Autumn, 2.61 inches; Winter, 1.70 inches. Average annual precipitation measures 9.35 inches; snowfall averages 3.1 inches.