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The City of Roswell

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Nickname: All America City

Location in the state of New Mexico. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

Coordinates: 33°23′14″N 104°31′41″W / 33.38722, -104.52806

Government

- Mayor

Sam LaGrone

Area

- Total

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0. 04 sq mi (0. 1 km²)

Elevation

3,573 ft (1,089 m)

Population (2006)

- Total

45,582

Time zone

Mountain (UTC-7)

- Summer (DST)

DST (UTC-6)

88201-88203

35-64930

GNIS feature ID

0894171

Website: City of Roswell

Roswell is a city in Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, USA. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 575 is an area code in the State of New Mexico, intended to serve the remainder of the state outside of the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Chaves County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is the county seat of Chaves County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population was 45,199, making it New Mexico's fifth largest city. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of Marketing mix. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. New Mexico Military Institute is located in Roswell, New Mexico. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located a few miles northeast of Roswell New Mexico in the United The Pecos River or Rio Pecos as it is sometimes known in New Mexico, arises near Pecos New Mexico, United States, and flows for through the eastern

In the 1930s, Roswell was a site for much of Robert Goddard's early rocketry work. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Robert Hutchings Goddard, PhD ( October 5, 1882 &ndash August 10 1945 U It is also the birthplace of actress Demi Moore, musician John Denver, and Hall of Fame jockey Mike E. Smith. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession Mike E Smith (born August 10, 1965 in Roswell New Mexico) is an American Jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U A Golf Hall of Famer, Nancy Lopez, was raised in Roswell (though born in California). The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site Amateur career Lopez was born in Torrance California. She won the New Mexico Women's Amateur at age 12 and the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A Hall of Famer astronaut, sixth man on the moon Edgar Mitchell, went to school in Roswell. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and Planetarium complex in Alamogordo New Mexico dedicated to artifacts and displays related to Space Edgar Dean Mitchell DSc (born September 17, 1930) is an American pilot and Astronaut. Roger Staubach (later of the Dallas Cowboys) played football at NMMI, and Lewis Lloyd (later of the Houston Rockets) played basketball there. Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Lewis Kevin Lloyd (born February 22, 1959 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a retired American Basketball player The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The professional baseball record for home runs in a season, 72, was set in 1954 by Joe Bauman of the Roswell Rockets, who took up permanent residence there (the record was broken in 2001 by Barry Bonds). Joe Willis Bauman ( April 16 1922 - September 20 2005) was an American First baseman in professional Baseball Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent.

Roswell is most popularly known for having its name attached to what is now called the 1947 Roswell UFO incident, even though the actual crash site was about 75 miles from Roswell, and in fact closer to the town of Corona. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located on U However, the investigation and debris recovery was handled by the local Roswell Army Air Field. Walker Air Force Base was the largest Strategic Air Command base of the United States Air Force at the time of its closure in 1967

In 2002 Roswell was named one of the All-American cities. The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 1947 Roswell UFO incident
4 Education
5 Transportation
6 Trivia
7 References
8 See also
9 External links

Geography

Roswell is located at 33° 23' 14" North, 104° 31' 41" West (33. 387160, -104. 528116)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (75. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 square miles (75. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 07%) is water.

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Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
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Norm Low °F	24. 4	29. 3	35. 7	43. 3	53. 2	62	66. 7	65. 5	58. 3	46. 3	33. 3	25. 1
Rec Low °F	-9	3	9	23	34	47	56	54	40	14	4	-8
Precip (in)	0. 39	0. 41	0. 35	0. 58	1. 3	1. 62	1. 99	2. 31	1. 98	1. 29	0. 53	0. 59
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Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 45,293 people, 17,068 households, and 11,742 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,565. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (604. 3/km²). There were 19,327 housing units at an average density of 667. 9/sq mi (257. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70. 96% White, 2. 47% African American, 1. 28% Native American, 0. 65% Asian, 21. 29% from other races, and 3. 31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44. 34% of the population.

There were 17,068 households out of which 34. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49. 1% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31. 2% were non-families. 27. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 58 and the average family size was 3. 13.

In the city the population was spread out with 28. 5% under the age of 18, 9. 9% from 18 to 24, 24. 9% from 25 to 44, 20. 6% from 45 to 64, and 16. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,252, and the median income for a family was $31,724. Males had a median income of $26,554 versus $21,408 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,589. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 18. 7% of families and 22. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 1% of those under age 18 and 13. 8% of those age 65 or over.

Roswell Mainstreet today

The first non-indigenous settlers of the area around Roswell were a group of pioneers from Missouri, who attempted to start a settlement 15 miles southwest of what is now Roswell in 1865 but were forced to abandon the site because of a lack of water. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Van C. Smith, a businessman from Omaha, Nebraska, and his partner, Aaron Wilburn, constructed two adobe buildings in 1869 that began what is now Roswell. The two buildings became the settlement's general store, post office, and sleeping quarters for paying guests. In 1871, Smith filed a claim with the federal government for the land around the buildings, and on August 20, 1873, he became the town's first postmaster. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Van C. Smith was the son of Roswell Smith, a prominent lawyer in Lafayette, Indiana, and Annie Ellsworth, daughter of U. Lafayette (ˌlɑːfijˈɛt is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, U S. Patent Commissioner Henry Leavitt Ellsworth. Henry Leavitt Ellsworth ( November 10 1791 - December 27 1858) was a Yale-educated attorney who became the first Commissioner of the U He called the town Roswell, after his father's first name.

Roswell was originally in Lincoln County, but since 1887, it has been in Chaves County. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chaves County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. The Roswell, NM Post Office uses ZIP code 88201. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS

In 1877, Captain Joseph Calloway Lea and his family bought out Smith and Wilburn's claim and became the owners of most of the land of Roswell and the area surrounding it. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town was relatively quiet during the Lincoln County War (1877-1879). The Lincoln County War was a 19th century conflict between two entrenched factions in America's western frontier. A major aquifer was discovered on the Nathan Jaffa Ranch near town in 1891, resulting in the area's first major growth and development spurt. An aquifer is an underground layer of Water -bearing Permeable rock or unconsolidated materials ( Gravel, Sand, Silt, or Clay Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The growth continued when a railroad was built through town in 1893. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Iron Cross in the North Spring River

During World War II, a prisoner of war camp was located in nearby Orchard Park. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war and is similar to an Internment camp which is used for civilian The German prisoners of war were used to do major infrastructure work in Roswell, such as paving the banks of the North Spring River. Some POWs used rocks of different sizes to create the outline of an iron cross among the stones covering the north bank. Later, the iron cross was covered with a thin layer of concrete. In the 1980s, a crew cleaning the river bed cleared off the concrete and revealed the outline once more. The small park just south of the cross was then known as Iron Cross Park. On November 11, 1996 the park was renamed POW/MIA park. The park displays a piece of the Berlin Wall, presented to the City of Roswell by the German Air Force. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including

In the early 1980s, a major manufacturer, Transportation Manufacturing Corporation, which produced buses opened a factory in Roswell. Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC was a bus manufacturer based in Roswell New Mexico. The factory has opened and closed repeatedly, resulting in cyclical swings of unemployment. TMC stopped building buses. NovaBus used the same buildings to manufacture buses but has also closed. Nova Bus is a Bus manufacturing company based in Saint-Eustache Quebec, Canada. The plant was reopened by Millennium Transit Services in 2003. Millennium Transit Services LLC is a bus manufacturer formed in 2003 to take over the former NovaBUS manufacturing plant in Roswell New Mexico. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Roswell was a location of military importance from 1941 to 1967, at which time Walker Air Force Base was decommissioned. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Walker Air Force Base was the largest Strategic Air Command base of the United States Air Force at the time of its closure in 1967 After the closure of the base, Roswell capitalized on its pleasant climate and reinvented itself as a retirement community. Roswell has benefited from interest in the alleged UFO incident, and in more recent times the business community has deliberately sought out tourists interested in UFOs.

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1947 Roswell UFO incident

Main article: Roswell UFO incident

Education

Public schools

Roswell Independent School District

RISD Office

Private schools

New Mexico Military Institute, includes 4-year high school and 2-year associate college degree programs. The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense New Mexico Military Institute is located in Roswell, New Mexico.

Gateway Christian School, a pre-K through high school parochial school (statistics)
Valley Christian Academy, a first grade through high school "interdenominational Christian school" (parochial)
St Andrews Episcopal School, a pre-K through sixth grade parochial school

Colleges

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, a branch of Eastern New Mexico University that is located in Portales, New Mexico. Eastern New Mexico University (abbreviated ENMU) frequently called Eastern, is a state university in Portales, Roosevelt County Portales is a city in and the County seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The Roswell campus offers several certificate and associate programs. There are also bachelor's and master's programs via ENMU's Instructional Television System (ITV). http://www.roswell.enmu.edu/

Transportation

Airport

Roswell International Air Center, which is served by American Airlines and Mesa Airlines

Also served by Pecos Trails Transit. Roswell International Air Center (RIAC, also known as Roswell Industrial Air Center, is a city-owned public-use Airport located three miles (5 km American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Mesa Airlines Inc ( is an American Regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Nearby cities

Major highways

Trivia

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Roswell is home to Leprino Foods, one of the world's largest mozzarella factories. ^[3]

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Roswell is mentioned at the turning point in the movie Independence Day. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing

References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ Lots a Mozzarella in Roswell - Leprino Foods - Brief Article | Dairy Foods | Find Articles at BNET.com

2. City Map, Roswell, New Mexico. Map. Roswell: Roswell Printing. 1976.

External links

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Straddling the Pecos River, Bitter Lake NWR is truly a jewel, a wetland oasis inhabited by a diverse abundance of wildlife species. The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense The term alien autopsy is used to refer to a post mortem procedure typically an Autopsy, supposedly carried out on an extraterrestrial being. Roswell is an American Science fiction Television series created by Jason Katims. " Roswell That Ends Well " is the nineteenth episode of the third production season of the TV show Futurama. " Little Green Men " is an episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the eighth episode of the fourth season Walker Air Force Base was the largest Strategic Air Command base of the United States Air Force at the time of its closure in 1967 The Refuge protects and provides habitats for some of New Mexico's most rare and unusual creatures. .

Roswell Museum & Art Center - features Robert Goddard's rockets as well as art by Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth Hurd. Peter Hurd ( February 22, 1904 - July 9, 1984) was an American artist born Harold Hurd Jr Henriette Wyeth Hurd ( October 22, 1907 &ndash April 3, 1997) was an American artist noted for portraits and Still life paintings