Tourist Guide Socorro
The city of Socorro is situated in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,879 as of the United States 2000 Census. The total area of the city is 14.4 square miles out of which 0.04 square miles is water and 14.4 square miles is land. Socorro is located at 34°3′42′ North 106°53′58′ west.Average minimum temperature of the city during winter is 22.2 degrees and highest temperature during summer is 93.7 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity during the hot months is 73 out of 100. There is an average 280 sunny days in a year. The city gets 9 inches of rain per year and 7 inches of Snowfall. The average precipitation is 47.There were 8.877 people in the city as per census of 2000, with 3,415 households and 2,151 families residing in the city. The density of the population was 615.8 people per square mile. There were 3,940 housing units of which 43.5%25 were married couples. The average household size was 2.44 and the family was 3.02.
