| Anthony, New Mexico | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Coordinates: | 32.0131°N -106.6047°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Doña Ana |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 2010 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 2010 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.70 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 3806 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8693 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3220.82 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1243.74 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88021 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-03820 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407748 |
Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,360 at the 2010 census. It is located on the New Mexico–Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley (immediately north of Anthony, Texas), and on Interstate 10, 24 miles south of Las Cruces and 18 miles north of El Paso, Texas.
In an election held on January 5, 2010, Anthony residents voted in favor of incorporating the community. A total of 561 votes were cast, with 410 (73.1%) supporting the measure and 151 (26.9%) opposed.[2] The new municipality officially came into existence on July 1, 2010.[3]
On January 18, 2024 the city of Anthony board of trustees passed a resolution of "no confidence" against its mayor Diana Murillo. The board concluded that she was mismanaging city funds and that her administration was "a detriment to the well-being of the city, its residents and city employees.".[4]
In March 2024, Murillo was ordered to repay $24,000 of taxpayers funds she used for a personal legal battle.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9sqmi, all land.
The city is part of the El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 9,360 people, 2,467 households, and 1,858 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,362.4 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 61.5% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.5% from other races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 97.4% of the population.
There were 2,467 households, out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 5 living with them, 35.9% were under the age of 18, and 8.7% were over the age of 65.
The median income for a household is $22,216. The per capita income for the city was $9,239. About 40.2% of the population is below the poverty line.
Anthony is located within the Gadsden Independent School District.[7]
Gadsden Elementary, Loma Linda Elementary and Anthony Elementary are all located within the city boundaries. Gadsden High School, Gadsden Middle School, Alta Vista Early College High School and Anthony Charter School, a satellite campus of Doña Ana Community College, and a branch of New Mexico State University all sit just outside the municipality.
Following the successful incorporation vote, elections for city offices – mayor, municipal judge, and municipal trustees – were held on April 13, 2010.[3] Ramon S. Gonzalez defeated four other candidates in the mayoral race, receiving 55.6 percent of the vote. Peggy Sue Scott was elected to the position of municipal judge. Thirteen candidates competed for the four available municipal trustee positions. They were won by Betty Gonzalez, Juan M. Acevedo, Diana Murillo, and James G. Scott.[8] The first council meeting took place on July 7, 2010.[9]
The final, canvassed results for the March 6 election in Anthony, are as follows:
The total number of ballots cast in the election was 1,391, according to a canvass certificate. Of those, 1,244 were cast on election day, 136 were cast in early voting and 11 were cast in absentee voting.[10]