Berino, New Mexico

Berino, New Mexico
Berino
Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 106°37′17″W / 32.07083°N 106.62139°W / 32.07083; -106.62139
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyDoña Ana
Area
 • Total
0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Land0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,832 ft (1,168 m)
Population
 • Total
1,651
 • Density1,756.9/sq mi (678.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID920560[3]

Berino is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Berino is located along Interstate 10, 23 miles (37 km) south of Las Cruces. As of the 2020 census, Berino had a population of 1,651.[4] The village of Berino is populated to 98% by Hispanics.[5]

The church of the small New Mexican community is called the Mission de la Inmaculada Concepción.

In early April 1932, a local rancher Melquiades (sic) Espinosa was arrested after the bodies of his wife and six children were found murdered. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,651
U.S. Decennial Census[7][2]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Berino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Charged with 7 Murders" (PDF). New York Times. AP. April 25, 1932. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.