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New Mexico: 1960 - 2050   View Data | Print Maps
Suburban development spreads out from existing cities, and the Rio Grande above Albuquerque becomes a more continuous corridor of development.
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New Mexico: Developed Acres
  1960 1990 2020 2050
Urban/Suburban (> 2 units per acre) 30,000 67,000 92,000 119,000
Low Density Suburban (1 unit per 10 to 0.5 acres) 268,000 619,000 1,085,000 1,862,000
Exurban (1 unit per 10 to 40 acres) 528,000 1,329,000 2,295,000 2,900,000
Rural (< 1 unit per 40 acres) 41,334,000 40,145,000 38,688,000 37,278,000
Total State Acres:  77,812,220
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