Las Cruces, New Mexico
Census 2000 data
As of the census of 2000, there were 74,267 people, 29,184 households, and 18,123 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,425.7 people per square mile (550.5/km²).

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Section Title: Census 2000 data
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 74,267 people, 29,184 households, and 18,123 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,425.7 people per square mile (550.5/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1910	3,836	—

1920	3,989	4.0%

1930	5,811	45.7%

1940	8,385	44.3%

1950	12,325	47.0%

1960	29,387	138.4%

1970	37,857	28.8%

1980	43,377	14.6%

1990	57,866	33.4%

2000	74,267	28.3%

2010	97,618	31.4%

Est. 2017	101,712	4.2%

U.S. Decennial Census 2011 estimate

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Estimates for 2017 say that Las Cruces had a population of 101,712.

final_sentence: Estimates for 2017 say that Las Cruces had a population of 101,712.