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Cotton City Facts

Area	25.5 mi²
Population	325
Male Population	154 (47.4%)
Female Population	171 (52.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+42.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-29.8%
Median Age	42.1 years (Male: 43.6, Female: 41)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$103,906 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	32.08842, -108.87922

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Cotton City Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	228	329	463	344	325	352	386
Population Density	8.9 / mi²	12.9 / mi²	18.1 / mi²	13.5 / mi²	12.7 / mi²	13.8 / mi²	15.1 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cotton City Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 29.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cotton City	+42.5%	-1.2%	-29.8%
New Mexico	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cotton City Median Age

Median Age: 42.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cotton City	42.1 yrs	41 yrs	43.6 yrs
New Mexico	36.6 yrs	37.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cotton City Population Density

Population Density: 12.7 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cotton City	325	25.53 sq mi	12.7 / mi²
New Mexico	2.2 million	121,590.5 sq mi	17.9 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cotton City Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cotton City Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$30,071	$29,003	$33,892	$37,414	$39,119	$68,210	$95,004	$103,906
Total GDP	$4.6M	$4.9M	$5.4M	$5.4M	$5.2M	$8.1M	$10.8M	$12.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Cotton City CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cotton City	5,858 tn	18.02 tn	229.4 tons/mi²
New Mexico	37,040,392 tn	17 tn	304.6 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cotton City CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,858 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	18.02 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	229.4 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/27/19	5:01 PM	3.4	67.4 km	10,000 m	46km SSE of Clifton, Arizona	usgs.gov
7/24/16	2:56 PM	3	58.2 km	5,000 m	42km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
4/12/16	3:22 PM	3	65.4 km	5,000 m	48km SSE of Clifton, Arizona	usgs.gov
8/4/15	4:18 AM	3.3	61.5 km	5,000 m	48km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
1/25/15	10:22 PM	3.4	59.1 km	5,000 m	43km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
9/26/14	1:41 AM	3.1	65.4 km	5,000 m	48km SSE of Clifton, Arizona	usgs.gov
9/15/14	11:55 AM	3.5	47.9 km	5,000 m	43km WNW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
8/19/14	3:16 PM	3.2	62.9 km	5,000 m	49km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
8/16/14	4:13 AM	3	60.6 km	5,000 m	48km WNW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov
8/10/14	4:38 AM	3	54.3 km	5,000 m	44km WNW of Lordsburg, New Mexico	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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