Summary for Ruidoso Downs

About Ruidoso Downs (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Lincoln County (see below)

Time Zone: Ruidoso Downs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: (575)

Elevation: 6,400 feet [1,950.72 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Ruidoso Downs)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	2,612 (7.21% decrease since 2010)
2010:	2,815 (54.3% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,824

Total Area:<3> 3.79 sq. miles [9.8 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 1,494

Official Website: www.ruidosodowns.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ruidoso Downs:

Lat: 33.332000° (or 33°19'55" N)

Lon: -105.596000° (or -105°35'45" W)

USGS Topo Map: Ruidoso Downs<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ruidoso Downs

GNIS ID: 2411014

FIPS State / Place Code: 35 / 65280

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruidoso Downs)

About Lincoln County

The village of Carrizozo is the County Seat for Lincoln County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lincoln)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	19,730 (3.74% decrease since 2010)
2010	20,497 (5.59% increase since 2000)
2000:	19,411

Total Area: 4,831 sq. miles [12,513 km²]

Housing Units: 17,519

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lincoln

GNIS ID: 929116

FIPS State / County Code: 35 / 027

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruidoso Downs)

About New Mexico

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,099,634 (1.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,059,179 (13.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,819,046

Websites for State of New Mexico

Official Website: www.newmexico.gov/

Tourism: https://www.newmexico.org/

Parks: www.emnrd.state.nm.us/

Fishing: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/fishing/

Hunting: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Mexico

GNIS ID: 897535

FIPS State: 35

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruidoso Downs)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ruidoso Downs: www.ruidosodowns.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruidoso Downs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ruidoso Downs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ruidoso Downs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ruidoso Downs.