Geography
The base is also a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 2,076 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33 km2), of which, 12.5 square miles (32 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.18%) is water. The area of the airforce base is 59,639 acres (241.35 km2)
Supported population: Holloman AFB supports about 21,000 Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, retirees, DoD civilians and their family members.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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