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Silver City is listed as one of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations (an annual list of the best preserved and unique communities in the United States) in 2002 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation "Silver City, N.Mex. is as strikingly beautiful as it is historic", "Silver City boasts a mild climate, Victorian charm and low-key lifestyle that have long attracted visitors." More... In veteran health and retirement writer, Norman D. Ford's Book, "The 50 Healthiest Places To Live and Retire in the United States." Silver City was selected as one of the healthiest places to live and retire. It placed in the top 1% of over 3,100 communities nationwide. More reviews of Silver City, New Mexico and the surrounding area - click here... Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA Location: Southwestern New Mexico Grant County seat: Silver City (population 13,335) Closest Metropolitan areas: Las Cruces, NM 112 miles - El Paso TX, 154 miles - Tucson, AZ 199 miles - Albuquerque, NM 235 miles - Phoenix, AZ 266 miles. Elevation: 5,920 ft. Temperature: Current temperature: Month: Avg High - Mean - Avg Low January: 51 °F - 38 °F - 24 °F July: 87 °F - 73 - 58 February: 55 °F - 41 - 26 August: 84 °F - 70 - 56 March: 60 °F - 46 - 30 September: 79 °F - 65 - 51 April: 68 °F - 53 - 36 October: 70 °F - 56 - 41 May: 77 °F - 61 - 43 November: 59 °F - 46 - 31 June: 86 °F - 71 - 53 December: 52 °F - 39 - 25 Average Annual Precipitation: 15.8" - High 3.2" August - Low .2" April Average Relative Humidity: 31% Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce: 201 N. Hudson Street Silver City, NM 88061 Phone: (575) 538-3785, 800-548-9378 or www.silvercity.org Silver City Grant County Economic Development: SIGRED (575) 538-6320 or www.silvercity-business.com Census Bureau Quick facts on Grant County: 2000 Population, New Mexico: 1,819,046 Population, Silver City: 14,066 Population, Grant County: 31,002 Grant County Percent change from 1990 to 2000: 12.0% Percent under the age of 18: 26.2% Percent 65 years of age and older: 16.5% Persons per square mile: 7.8 Land area: 3,966 square miles Housing Units: 14,066 Homeownership Rate: 74.4% Households: 12,146 Median Household Income (1999): $29,134 Personal Income Per Capita (1999): $14,597 Grant County Census - Quick Facts NM Economic Development - County Comparison Results Grant County Population 2005 32,462 Projected Population 2010 33,769 Projected Population 2025 36,758 Civilian Labor Force 2005 12,345 Total Employed 2005 11,579 Total Unemployed 2005 766 Unemployment Rate Percentage 2005 6.2 Employment Increase December 2004 to December 2005 % 5.3 Labor Force Ages 19-54 4th Quarter 2004 6,787 Average Wage Per Job 2004 25,170 Per Capita Personal Income 2004 21,084 High School Graduate Percentage 29.1 Some College, No Degree Percentage 24.3 Associates Degree Percentage 5.5 Bachelors Degree Percentage 11.4 Graduate Degree Percentage 9.1 Statistics from the Silver City Regional Association of  REALTORS The average increase in a modest 3 bedroom - 1500 sq. ft. home: 1990 $54,500 1999 $115,100 1991 $60,000 2000 $105,450 1992 $70,500 2001 $104,650 1993 $78,000 2002 $107,200 1994 $87,000 2003 $130,446 1995 $91,500 2004 $137,985 1996 $94,500 2005 $160,037 1997 $96,900 2006 $160,610 1998 $96,700 2007 Average selling price of a single family home May of 2005 1 bedroom $75,000 2 bedroom $113,292 3 bedroom $172,783 4 bedroom $223,333 5 + bedroom (none) Average selling price of a single family home May of 2006 1 bedroom (none) 2 bedroom $127,842 3 bedroom $259,181 4 bedroom $173,700 5 + bedroom (none) Average rent – house or apartment in May of 2005 2 bedroom $450 to $600 3 bedroom $550 to $800 Average rent – house or apartment in May of 2006 2 bedroom $550 to $900 3 bedroom $650 to $1100 * based on information from the Silver City Regional MLS Area Links Enchanment Realty online listings for Silver City Citi-Guide, Silver City, New Mexico The official Town of Silver City Web Site Silver Web ~ The un-official Home Page of Silver City Old West Country Southwest Region Weather - Farmers Almanac Gila Wilderness Day Hikes Local Weather - Today! Outside Magazine - Outside's Best Towns 2004 Online guide to Silver City - Silver City.net Silver City - The movie - yes, there is a movie titled Silver City! Outside Magazine August 2005 - Outside's Best Towns 2004 Rural Economic Development Through Tourism (REDTT) Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway Area Attractions Public Lands and Lakes: Gila National Forest and Gila Wilderness - (575) 388-8201; Lake Roberts, Bear Canyon Lake, Bill Evans Lake - NM Game & Fish (505) 522-9796 website. Outdoor Recreation: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (575) 538-9461 website , City of Rocks (575) 536-2800 website , Catwalk National Recreation Trail 539-2481 website , Buckhorn Saloon & Pinos Altos Opera House: Saloon and restaurant. The Opera's season features original, fast-paced comedies during which the audience is encouraged to boo, cheer, and throw popcorn. Performances take place on Friday and Saturday evenings. (575) 538-9911 or (575) 388-3848 www.pinosaltos.org Ghost Towns: Mogollon (75 mi northeast of Silver City) (575) 539-2015 - Shakespeare (2.5 mi south of Lordsburg) (575) 542-9034 - Steins Railroad Ghost Town (19 mi west of Lordsburg) (575) 542-9791. Annual Events: Red Paint PowWow (575) 534-1379 Tour of the Gila Staged Bicycle Races (575) 388-3222 or www.tourofthegila.com , Silver City Blues Festival (575) 538-2505 or www.mimbresarts.org , Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo (575) 538-3785, Annual Gila Thunder Bike Run (575) 534-2659, INDEPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES Cowboy breakfast, Parade, Art ,Entertainment and Booths, Ice Cream Social and Car Show , St. Vincent De Paul Fiesta , Run to Copper Country (575) 538-9738, (575) 537-2419, Gem & Mineral Show , Chocolate Fantasia, Celebration of Spring, Red Paint Pow-wow (575) 538-3785, Billy Casper Benefit Golf Classic (575) 538-4067, Ft. Bayard Celebration Re-Enactment Melodrama Ball , Grant County Gila Cliff Fair , Pinos Altos Annual October Fiesta , WNMU Car Party (575) 538-6320 , Festival of Trees 534-0261, Lighted Christmas Parade and Victorian Christmas Evening (575) 538-5921. **Information on most of these events can be received by contacting the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce (1-800-548-9378) as contact numbers and event dates may vary by year. www.silvercity.org Cultural Mimbres Regional Arts Council: (575) 538-2505 www.mimbresarts.org Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark: website Pinos Altos: website Medical Gila Regional Medical Center: (575) 388-1591 68 beds, 40 Doctors. www.gmrc.org Ft. Bayard Medical Center: (575) 537-3302. Website Specialized Medical Clinics: Urgent Care - DCI Silver City Dialysis Center - Occupational Heath Resources Clinic, Surgical Center, Cancer Center - Many, More.... Chiropractic: 9 Clinics Dentistry: 5 Clinics Rehabilitation: 5 Centers Border Area Mental Health Services: (575) 388-4412 website Alliance Behavioral Heath: (575) 538-0826 - Southwest Psychological Assoc: (575) 388-4100 - Creative Response to Conflict NM: (575) 534-3391 Communications Silver City Daily Press: www.scdailypress.com (575) 388-1576 Silver City Sun News: (575) 538-5893 www.scsun-news.com Southwest Copper Shopper: (575) 388-4887 Desert Exposure Magazine: www.desertexposure.com KNFT FM Radio 102.9/AM 950 (575) 388-1958 (Country Hits) KSIL FM Radio 105.5 (575) 388-5745 (American Roots) KSCQ FM Radio 94.5 (575) 388-4116 (Rock, Hip Hop) KNUW FM Radio 95.1 (575) 534-8701 (Spanish) TV Local Public Access: CATS Channel 17 Internet: Zianet.com , Gilanet.com , silvercity.net Emergency Sheriff: (575) 538-2555 or (575) 538-3797 Silver City Police Department: (575) 388-3050 Hurley Police Department: (575) 537-3220 - Village of Santa Clara: (575) 537-5464 - Bayard Police Department: (575) 537-3312 NM State Police: (575) 388-1542 Road Conditions: NM Highway conditions: 800-432-4269 Financial Services Enchanment Realty Mortgage: Click Here Wells Fargo Home Mortgage: (575) 956-1523 or 800-225-5935 AmBank: (575) 534-0550 or 800-440-8751 First New Mexico Bank: (575) 388-3121 Bank of America: 800-944-0404 First Savings Bank: (575) 388-1531 Edward Jones Investments: (575) 538-3719 or 800-376-3719 Western Bank: (575) 388-3521 Farm Credit of New Mexico: (575) 528-7102 or 800-755-6432 Utilities Town of Silver City: Water/Sewer/Waste/: (575) 534-6340 PNM of New Mexico: Natural Gas and Electirc: (575) 538-3707 www.pnm.com Griffin’s Propane: (575) 388-4433 Delgado’s Propane: (575) 538-9752 Ikard & Newsom Propane: (575) 538-5378 Qwest Communications: 1-800-244-1111 Western New Mexico Telephone Co. : (575) 388-2549 or 800-588-2257 Grant County Sanitation Service: (575) 538-25388 Roadrunner Disposal Inc.: (575) 534-2401 Schools Western New Mexico University (4-yr college): (575) 538-6011 www.wnmu.edu Public Schools: Silver Consolidated School District: (575) 388-1527 website Cobre Consolidated Schools: (575) 537-3371 website Private Schools: Guadalupe Montessori School: (575) 388-3343 Silver Christian Academy: (575) 388-1223 Agape Community School: (575) 538-3467 Down to Earth School: (575) 388-2902 Silver Christian Academy: (575) 388-1223 Aldo Leopold High School: (575) 538-2547 Museums Silver City Museum: A regional history library, photo archive, and museum store are on-site. The musuem's collection is housed in the H.B. Ailman House an 1881 Victorian landmark. 312 W. Broadway, Silver City (575) 5385-5921 www.silvercitymuseum.org. Western New Mexico Museum: (currently under rennovation) See the worlds largest permanent display of Mimbres pottery and culture. Historic photos of Silver City as well as the surrounding area, and 100 years of campus history. 1000 W. College Ave, WNMU Campus (575) 538-6386 Website. Pinos Altos Historical Museum: The museum is housed in an 1860's log cabin owned by the Schafer family for 130 years. Displays include family collections of photos, furniture, and rocks and minerals. (575) 388-1882. Website. Recreation Scott Park Municipal Golf Course: (575) 538-5041 website Silver City Swimming Pool: (575) 388-4640 Gila Rangers: Single Action Shooting Club www.gilarangers.com Transportation Silver City Grant County Airport: Grimes Aviation: (575) 538-2142 or 800-725-2142 website City Link Airlines: (575) 388-4393 Whiskey Creek Airport: Flying A Flight Service: (575) 538-5508 website Las Cruces Shuttle: El Paso to Silver City: 800-288-1784 www.lascrucesshuttle.com Gopher Taxi and Courier: 7 days a week - (575) 534-Taxi (8294) gophertaxi@hotmail.com Corre Caminos Transit: Bus and shuttle service in and around Silver city and to outlying areas - (575) 388-3180 Motels Bear Creek Motel & Cabins: (575) 388-4501 www.bearcreekcabins.com Comfort Inn: (575) 534-1883 Bear Mountain Lodge: (575) 538-2538 or 1-877 620-BEAR Copper Manor: (575) 538-5392 or 800-853-2916 The Cottages: (575) 388-3000 www.zianet.com/cottages The Drifter Motel: (575) 538-2916 or 800-853-2916 Econo Lodge: (575) 534-1111 www.econolodgesilvercity.com Holiday Inn Express: (575) 538-2525 or 800-holiday Website Holiday Motor Hotel: (575) 538-3711 or 800-828-8291 Palace Hotel: (575) 388-1811 or Website Super 8 Motel: (575) 388-1983 Casitas De Gila Guesthouses: www.casitasdegila.com Walnut Creek Cottages: (575) 534-9624 or 877-220-9500 www.walnutcreekcottages.com Silver City KOA: www.koakampgrounds.com Silver City RV Park : (575) 538-2239 www.silvercityrv.com Rose Valley RV Ranch : (575) 534-4277 www.rosevalleyrv.com Local Agencies Grant County Offices: (575) 574-0000 www.grantcountynm.com Silver City Offices: (575) 538-3731 www.townofsilvercity.org Town of Hurley: (575) 537-5756 - Village of Santa Clara: (575) 537-2443 - Town of Bayard: (575) 537-3327 Silver City Main Steet: www.silvercitymainstreet.com Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce: www.silvercity.org Silver City Regional Association of REALTORS: www.silvercityrealtors.org Silver City office of the Department of Labor/Workforce Solutions: Website State Agencies NM Real Estate Commission : (800) 801-7505 Website. NM Real Estate Appraisers Board : (505) 476-4639 Website. The Housing Authority Region V, NM: (575) 388-1975 NM Game and Fish Department: (505) 534-4674 New Mexico Department of Human Services: 800-432-9168 New Mexico Land Office: (575) 538-9730 New Mexico Veterans Service Commission: (575) 538-2377 NM Motor Vehicle Department: (575) 538-3281 New Mexico Legislature : Website NM Environment Department : 800-219-6157 - (505) 827-2855 Website. NMED Liquid Waste (Septic Tank) Program New Mexico Economic Development: Silver City Profile SOURCES: This information is derived from published articles, government documents, private and public sector news releases and local phone book. In most cases, no attempt is made to verify the accuracy of information from the above sources.

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