Estancia is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,584. It is the county seat of Torrance County.
Estancia is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Estancia is shown as a town “destroyed by enemies” (nomadic Indians) on a famous map made by Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco in 1779.
Estancia is located at 34°45′37″N 106°3′39″W / 34.76028°N 106.06083°W / 34.76028; -106.06083 (34.760380, -106.060748).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km), of which, 5.7 square miles (15 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (0.35%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 393 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density was 277.7 people per square mile (107.3/km²). There were 487 housing units at an average density of 85.4 per square mile (33.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.08…