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Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cibola County. Grants began as a railroad camp in the 1880s, when three Canadian brothers were awarded a contract to build a section of the new Atlantic and Pacific Railroad through the region. The Grant brothers' camp was first called Grants Camp, then Grants Station, and finally Grants. The town prospered as a result of railroad logging in the nearby Zuni Mountains, and served as a section point for the Atlantic and Pacific, which became part of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad empire. The Zuni Mountain Railroad short line had a roundhouse in town (near present day Exit 81 off Interstate 40) and housed workers in a small community named Breecet...
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General Information
| Cibola |
County | 14,058 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| New Mexico |
State | 9,617 |
Population (current) |
| 858.0 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.4 |
Square Miles of Water | $65,700 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $29,728 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 253 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $17,230,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 3,231 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $71,111,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
