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25-527: Socorro Consolidated School District ( SCSD ) or Socorro Consolidated Schools is a school district headquartered in Socorro, New Mexico . Located within Socorro County , the district includes Socorro, Alamillo , Chamizal , Escondida , Lemitar , Luis Lopez , Polvadera , San Acacia , San Antonio , and San Antonito . Randall K. Earwood became the superintendent in 2012. In 2020 Ron Hendrix,

50-517: A female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. In the City of Socorro 25.4% of the total population was under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age

75-527: A territory of the United States. At the time, New Mexico encompassed what is now the states of New Mexico and Arizona . In 1850, the population of Socorro was only 543 people. This included 100 American soldiers who were soon moved to Valverde . The first military post built near Socorro was Fort Conrad , 30 miles (48 km) south of the town. Built in August 1851, the fort was badly constructed and

100-468: Is approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Socorro) until the 1800s. In 1800, governor Fernando Chacón gave the order to resettle Socorro and other villages in the area. However, Socorro was not resettled until about 1815. In 1817, 70 Belen residents petitioned the crown for land in Socorro. The 1833 Socorro census lists over 400 residents, with a total of 1,774 people living within the vicinity of

125-770: Is the location of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology , which is a state-funded research- and teaching-oriented university. New Mexico Tech has approximately 1,500 undergraduate students, 500 graduate students, and 150 academic staff. Currently, the Summer Science Program in Astrophysics is hosted at New Mexico Tech. Freight service is provided by a BNSF line from Belen, New Mexico to El Paso, Texas . Passenger service ceased in 1968, when ATSF (BNSF’s predecessor) cancelled its El Pasoan train. The Socorro airport, located on

150-561: The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM Tech), the Bureau of Land Management , Socorro General Hospital, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory , municipal and county governments, Socorro Consolidated Schools. The Elfego Baca Golf Shoot is named after a former mayor of Socorro who survived a gun battle near what is now Reserve, New Mexico , involving over 4,000 bullets that were fired over

175-471: The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ) was founded in Socorro in 1889. On April 24, 1964, Lonnie Zamora, a local policeman, claimed to have observed a flying saucer and two little beings. Zamora's claim is known as the Lonnie Zamora incident . Socorro is located 75 miles (121 km) south of Albuquerque , at an average elevation of 4,605 feet (1,404 m). The town lies adjacent to

200-826: The Rio Grande in a landscape dominated by the Rio Grande rift and numerous extinct volcanoes. The immediate region encompasses approximately 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of vertical relief between the Rio Grande and the Magdalena Mountains . Notable nearby locales include the Cibola National Forest , the Bureau of Land Management Quebradas Scenic Backcountry Byway , and the Bosque del Apache and Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges . According to

225-557: The U.S. state of New Mexico . It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census , the population was 8,707. It is the county seat of Socorro County. Socorro is located 74 miles (119 km) south of Albuquerque and 146 miles (235 km) north of Las Cruces . The instruments used by the LINEAR program are located at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site (ETS) on

250-522: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ), or 0.21%, is water. Socorro has a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ). Summers are hot, reaching 90 °F (32 °C) on an average of 82 days annually. Winters are mild, but nights are cold with 126 days falling to or below freezing per year. The record high temperature of 109 °F (43 °C)

275-642: The White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) near Socorro, New Mexico. In June 1598, Juan de Oñate led a group of Spanish settlers through the Jornada del Muerto , an inhospitable patch of desert that ends just south of the present-day city of Socorro. As the Spaniards emerged from the desert, Piro Indians of the pueblo of Teypana gave them food and water. Therefore, the Spaniards renamed this pueblo Socorro, which means "help" or "aid". Later,

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300-578: The Socorro area, including several days of filming at M Mountain within the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center 's bomb range. Fifty extras from Socorro and surrounding areas appeared in several scenes in the film. Filming also took place at White Sands National Monument and Fort Bliss . During this time, most of the production crew and actors on the film (made with the working title Horse Soldiers ) stayed at hotels in Socorro and ate at local restaurants. Chris Hemsworth

325-403: The city was 66.16% White , 0.74% African American , 2.77% Native American , 2.24% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 23.24% from other races , and 4.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.50% of the population. There were 3,415 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had

350-429: The course of 36 hours. The golf shoot begins by teeing off from Socorro Peak, also known as M Mountain, at an altitude of 7,243 feet (2,208 m), golfers proceed down the side of the mountain some 2,550 vertical feet to the one hole almost three miles (5 km) away. Socorro Consolidated School District has approx. 2,000 students and 285 staff. Socorro has one public high school , Socorro High School . The town

375-644: The mid 1970s. The airport remains in use as a general aviation facility with several based aircraft. Actress Jodie Foster stayed in Socorro while filming the movie Contact (1997) at the Very Large Array fifty miles west of the city. Based on the map that was faxed to Jodie Foster's character (Dr. Eleanor Arroway) in the film, the Socorro airport was also the location of meeting between Dr. Arroway and S.R. Hadden. 12 Strong (2018) includes several scenes set in Afghanistan that were recorded in

400-478: The name "Socorro" would be applied to the nearby Piro pueblo of Pilabó . Nuestra Señora de Perpetuo Socorro , the first Catholic mission in the area, was probably established c. 1626. Fray Agustín de Vetancurt would later write that around 600 people lived in the area during this period. Mines in the Socorro mountains were opened by 1626. During the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, Spanish refugees stopped in

425-468: The pueblo of Socorro before continuing south, out of the province, to safety. A number of Piro Indians followed them. The withdrawal of Spanish soldiers left Socorro and its Piro inhabitants vulnerable to attack by soldiers from Apache bands and other tribes. By 1692 the settlement was in ruins. The Spanish did not initially resettle Socorro when they re-conquered New Mexico . Other than El Paso , there were no Spanish settlements south of Sabinal (which

450-468: The southern edge of the city, received scheduled airline service by Continental Airlines in the early 1950s. A Douglas DC-3 aircraft provided a daily northbound flight to Albuquerque (that went on to Denver after several stops) and a southbound flight to El Paso with stops at Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces. Zia Airlines, a small commuter airline, also made on-demand flag stops at the Socorro airport on their flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces in

475-528: The superintendent that year, advocated for opening the 2020–2021 school year, during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico , with students physically at school instead of virtual learning . This New Mexico school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Socorro, New Mexico Socorro ( / s ə ˈ k ɔːr oʊ / , sə-KOR-oh ) is a city in Socorro County in

500-805: The village. The mission of San Miguel de Socorro was established soon after Socorro was resettled. The church was built on the ruins of the old Nuestra Señora de Socorro. In August 1846, during the Mexican–American War , New Mexico was occupied by the American Army. In Las Vegas, New Mexico , Colonel Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed New Mexico's independence from Mexico. On their way to begin their assault on Mexico, American troops stopped in Socorro. A British officer, Lt. George Ruxton , commented that these soldiers were "unwashed and unshaven, were ragged and dirty, without uniforms..." and were lacking in discipline. In September 1850, New Mexico became

525-427: Was built in the 17th century, San Miguel itself was not built until the 19th century. The construction of the church was most likely completed by 1821 when the first church baptisms, burials and marriages were recorded. Local legend has it that during an Apache raid, an angel appeared and scared off the invaders. Parishioners thus decided to name the church after St. Michael , the archangel who supposedly saved

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550-593: Was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,530, and the median income for a family was $ 33,013. Males had a median income of $ 31,517 versus $ 23,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,250. About 24.1% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 44.4% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over. The languages spoken at home were 62.41% English, 35.64% Spanish, 0.90% Chinese, 0.76% German, and 0.36% Navajo. Major employers in Socorro include

575-569: Was abandoned for Fort Craig , located a few miles away. Fort Craig was first occupied on March 31, 1854. The New Mexico and Southern Pacific Railroad (a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe ) arrived in July 1880, as it built south through the Rio Grande valley on its way toward El Paso. Its presence contributed to growth of the community, as it also became a center of mining activity of lead and zinc. The New Mexico School of Mines (now

600-536: Was recorded on June 26, 1994, while the record low of −16 °F (−27 °C) was recorded on December 21, 1909. Socorro averages 10.05 inches (255 mm) of annual precipitation, with a peak of 2.43 inches (62 mm) in July. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,877 people, 3,415 households, and 2,151 families residing in the city. The population density was 615.8 inhabitants per square mile (237.8/km ). There were 3,940 housing units at an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.5/km ). The racial makeup of

625-650: Was spotted at the Socorro Springs restaurant and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 's gym. San Miguel de Socorro San Miguel is administered by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe . According to the San Miguel website, it is the oldest Catholic church in the United States, founded in 1598. Although the village of Socorro was founded at this time, and the Nuestra Senora de Socorro

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