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List of counties in New Mexico
This is a list of the thirty-three counties in the
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.
List
| County | FIPS Code [2] |
County Seat [3] |
Created [3] |
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. | - | km² (1,166 mi²) |
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| Catron County | 003 | Reserve | 1921 | Part of Socorro County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Chaves County | 005 | Roswell | 1889 | Part of Lincoln County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Cibola County | 006 | Grants | 1981 | Part of Valencia County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Colfax County | 007 | Raton | 1869 | Part of Mora County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Curry County | 009 | Clovis | 1909 | Parts of Quay County and Roosevelt County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| De Baca County | 011 | Fort Sumner | 1917 | Parts of Chaves County and Guadalupe County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Doña Ana County | 013 | Las Cruces | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Eddy County | 015 | Carlsbad | 1887 | Part of Lincoln County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Grant County | 017 | Silver City | 1868 | Part of Doña Ana County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Guadalupe County | 019 | Santa Rosa | 1891 | Part of San Miguel County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Harding County | 021 | Mosquero | 1921 | Parts of Mora County and Union County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Hidalgo County | 023 | Lordsburg | 1920 | Part of Grant County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Lea County | 025 | Lovington | 1917 | Parts of Chaves County and Eddy County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 027 | Carrizozo | 1869 | Part of Socorro County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Los Alamos County | 028 | Los Alamos | 1949 | Parts of Sandoval County and Santa Fe County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Luna County | 029 | Deming | 1901 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Grant County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| McKinley County | 031 | Gallup | 1899 | Part of Bernalillo County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Mora County | 033 | Mora | 1859 | Part of Taos County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Otero County | 035 | Alamogordo | 1899 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Lincoln County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Quay County | 037 | Tucumcari | 1903 | Part of Guadalupe County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Rio Arriba County | 039 | Tierra Amarilla | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Roosevelt County | 041 | Portales | 1903 | Parts of Chaves County and Guadalupe County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Sandoval County | 043 | Bernalillo | 1903 | Part of Bernalillo County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| San Juan County | 045 | Aztec | 1887 | Part of Rio Arriba County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| San Miguel County | 047 | Las Vegas | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Santa Fe County | 049 | Santa Fe | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Sierra County | 051 | Truth or Consequences | 1884 | Parts of Doña Ana County and Socorro County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Socorro County | 053 | Socorro | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Taos County | 055 | Taos | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Torrance County | 057 | Estancia | 1903 | Parts of Bernalillo County and Valencia County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Union County | 059 | Clayton | 1893 | Parts of Colfax County, Mora County and San Miguel County. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Valencia County | 061 | Los Lunas | 1852 | One of the nine original counties. | - | mi² ( km²) |
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See also
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)
External links
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