List of counties in New Mexico
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This is a list of the thirty-three counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. There were originally nine counties formed in 1852. Santa Ana County, New Mexico Territory, one of the nine original counties, was annexed in 1876 to Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[1] New Mexico's code is 35, which when combined with any county code would be written as 35XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
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| County | FIPS Code [2] |
County Seat [3] |
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Formed from [4] |
Etymology | Population [3][5] |
Area [3][5] |
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| Bernalillo County | 001 | Albuquerque | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 556,678 | 3,020 km² (1,166 mi²) |
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| Catron County | 003 | Reserve | 1921 | Part of Socorro County. | - | 3,543 | 6,928 sq mi (17,943 km²) |
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| Chaves County | 005 | Roswell | 1889 | Part of Lincoln County. | - | 61,382 | 6,071 sq mi (15,724 km²) |
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| Cibola County | 006 | Grants | 1981 | Part of Valencia County. | - | 25,595 | 4,540 sq mi (11,759 km²) |
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| Colfax County | 007 | Raton | 1869 | Part of Mora County. | - | 14,189 | 3,757 sq mi (9,731 km²) |
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| Curry County | 009 | Clovis | 1909 | Parts of Quay County and Roosevelt County. | - | 45,044 | 1,406 sq mi (3,642 km²) |
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| De Baca County | 011 | Fort Sumner | 1917 | Parts of Chaves County and Guadalupe County. | - | 2,240 | 2,325 sq mi (6,022 km²) |
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| Doña Ana County | 013 | Las Cruces | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 174,682 | 3,807 sq mi (9,860 km²) |
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| Eddy County | 015 | Carlsbad | 1887 | Part of Lincoln County. | - | 51,658 | 4,182 sq mi (10,831 km²) |
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| Grant County | 017 | Silver City | 1868 | Part of Doña Ana County. | - | 31,002 | 3,966 sq mi (10,272 km²) |
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| Guadalupe County | 019 | Santa Rosa | 1891 | Part of San Miguel County. | - | 4,680 | 3,031 sq mi (7,850 km²) |
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| Harding County | 021 | Mosquero | 1921 | Parts of Mora County and Union County. | - | 810 | 2,126 sq mi (5,506 km²) |
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| Hidalgo County | 023 | Lordsburg | 1920 | Part of Grant County. | - | 5,932 | 3,446 sq mi (8,925 km²) |
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| Lea County | 025 | Lovington | 1917 | Parts of Chaves County and Eddy County. | - | 55,511 | 4,393 sq mi (11,378 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 027 | Carrizozo | 1869 | Part of Socorro County. | - | 19,411 | 4,831 sq mi (12,512 km²) |
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| Los Alamos County | 028 | Los Alamos | 1949 | Parts of Sandoval County and Santa Fe County. | - | 18,343 | 109 sq mi (282 km²) |
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| Luna County | 029 | Deming | 1901 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Grant County. | - | 25,016 | 2,965 sq mi (7,679 km²) |
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| McKinley County | 031 | Gallup | 1899 | Part of Bernalillo County. | - | 74,798 | 5,449 sq mi (14,113 km²) |
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| Mora County | 033 | Mora | 1859 | Part of Taos County. | - | 5,180 | 1,931 sq mi (5,001 km²) |
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| Otero County | 035 | Alamogordo | 1899 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Lincoln County. | - | 62,298 | 6,627 sq mi (17,164 km²) |
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| Quay County | 037 | Tucumcari | 1903 | Part of Guadalupe County. | - | 10,155 | 2,855 sq mi (7,394 km²) |
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| Rio Arriba County | 039 | Tierra Amarilla | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 41,190 | 5,858 sq mi (15,172 km²) |
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| Roosevelt County | 041 | Portales | 1903 | Parts of Chaves County and Guadalupe County. | - | 18,018 | 2,449 sq mi (6,343 km²) |
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| Sandoval County | 043 | Bernalillo | 1903 | Part of Bernalillo County. | - | 89,908 | 3,710 sq mi (9,609 km²) |
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| San Juan County | 045 | Aztec | 1887 | Part of Rio Arriba County. | - | 113,801 | 5,514 sq mi (14,281 km²) |
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| San Miguel County | 047 | Las Vegas | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 30,126 | 4,717 sq mi (12,217 km²) |
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| Santa Fe County | 049 | Santa Fe | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 129,292 | 1,909 sq mi (4,944 km²) |
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| Sierra County | 051 | Truth or Consequences | 1884 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Socorro County. | - | 13,270 | 4,180 sq mi (10,826 km²) |
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| Socorro County | 053 | Socorro | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 18,078 | 6,647 sq mi (17,216 km²) |
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| Taos County | 055 | Taos | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 29,979 | 2,203 sq mi (5,706 km²) |
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| Torrance County | 057 | Estancia | 1903 | Parts of Bernalillo County and Valencia County. | - | 16,911 | 3,345 sq mi (8,664 km²) |
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| Union County | 059 | Clayton | 1893 | Parts of Colfax County, Mora County and San Miguel County. | - | 4,174 | 3,830 sq mi (9,920 km²) |
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| Valencia County | 061 | Los Lunas | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | 66,152 | 1,068 sq mi (2,766 km²) |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ FIPS Publish 6-4. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ a b c d NACo - Find a county. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ NMGenWeb Counties. Rootsweb.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ a b New Mexico QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. (2000 Census)
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