New Mexico , US
New Mexico: State of the United States of America
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New Mexico Quick Facts
Population : | 2,106,319 |
Country : | United States of America |
Head of government : | Governor of New Mexico |
Area : | 315194 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 0.24% |
Land as percent of area : | 99.76% |
Easternmost point : | Point(-109.050044 31.33282) |
Northernmost point : | Point(-105.624611111 36.995722222) |
Legislative body : | New Mexico Legislature |
Named for : | Santa Fe de Nuevo México |
Altitude : | 6,198 feet / 1889 meters |
Capital : | Santa Fe |
Establishment : | January 01, 1970 (110 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC−07:00, America/Denver |
Local time : | 07:02:13 (20th May 2022) |



Geography
New Mexico is located at 34°30'1"N 106°0'3"W (34.5003400, -106.0008500). It has 7 neighbors: Estado de Sonora, Estado de Chihuahua, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
New Mexico map
The largest city of New Mexico is Albuquerque with a population of 562,540. Other cities include, Las Cruces population 105,096, Rio Rancho population 99,885, Santa Fe population 84,996 and Roswell population 47,596. See all New Mexico cities & populated places.
Largest Cities in New Mexico (more)
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in New Mexico.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Albuquerque | Largest city in New Mexico; major city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area; part of CSA with state capital Santa Fe; county seat of Bernalillo County; 32nd largest city in the United States | Bernalillo | 562,540 |
Las Cruces | City in and county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States | Doña Ana | 105,096 |
Rio Rancho | City in New Mexico, United States | Sandoval | 99,885 |
Santa Fe | County seat city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA and New Mexico federated state capital city | Santa Fe | 84,996 |
Roswell | City in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States | Chaves | 47,596 |
Farmington | Town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | San Juan | 44,156 |
South Valley | Census designated place | Bernalillo | 40,976 |
Hobbs | City in Lea County, New Mexico, United States | Lea | 39,339 |
Clovis | City in New Mexico, USA | Curry | 38,091 |
Alamogordo | City in Otero County, New Mexico, United States | Otero | 32,126 |
Carlsbad | Town in Eddy County, New Mexico, USA | Eddy | 29,664 |
Gallup | City in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States | McKinley | 21,253 |
Sunland Park | City in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States | Doña Ana | 18,449 |
Los Lunas | Village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States | Valencia | 16,282 |
Deming | City in Luna County, New Mexico, United States | Luna | 13,983 |
Las Vegas | Town in New Mexico, USA | San Miguel | 12,826 |
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Official website of New Mexico
Michelle Lujan Grisham ,
New Mexico has 7 neighbours.
- Estado de Sonora one of the states of Mexico
- Estado de Chihuahua state of Mexico
- Oklahoma state of the United States of America
- Texas state in the southern United States
- Colorado state of the United States of America
- Utah state of the United States of America
- Arizona state of the United States of America
- McKinley County
- Otero County
- Hidalgo County
- Rio Arriba County
- Valencia County
- Chaves County
- Colfax County
- Guadalupe County
- Lincoln County
- Santa Fe County
- Catron County
- Eddy County
- Harding County
- Quay County
- Union County
- Sierra County
- Roosevelt County
- Curry County
- Bernalillo County
- Luna County
- Mora County
- Lea County
- Torrance County
- Sandoval County
- Cibola County
- Taos County
- San Miguel County
- Grant County
- San Juan County
- Los Alamos County
- De Baca County
- Socorro County
- Doña Ana County
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1800 | 25,000 | - | estimate |
1910 | 327,301 | 92.36% | census |
1920 | 360,350 | 9.17% | census |
1930 | 423,317 | 14.87% | census |
1940 | 531,818 | 20.4% | census |
1950 | 681,187 | 21.93% | census |
1960 | 951,023 | 28.37% | census |
1970 | 1,016,000 | 6.4% | census |
1980 | 1,302,894 | 22.02% | census |
1990 | 1,515,069 | 14% | census |
2000 | 1,819,046 | 16.71% | census |
2010 | 2,059,179 | 11.66% | census |
2011 | 2,080,450 | 1.02% | estimation process |
2012 | 2,087,309 | 0.33% | estimation process |
2013 | 2,092,273 | 0.24% | estimation process |
2014 | 2,089,568 | -0.13% | estimation process |
2015 | 2,089,291 | -0.01% | estimation process |
2016 | 2,091,630 | 0.11% | estimation process |
2017 | 2,091,784 | 0.01% | estimation process |
2018 | 2,092,741 | 0.05% | estimation process |
2019 | 2,096,829 | 0.19% | estimation process |
2020 | 2,106,319 | 0.45% | estimation process |
People born in New Mexico (86)
People born in New Mexico, including hotelier Conrad Hilton, Professional skydiver and BASE jumper Jeb Corliss, Navajo sculptor and activist Pablita Abeyta, .
List
- Mangas Coloradas (Native American tribal chief) he was born in 01/01/1792
- Roberta Kelly (American musician) she was born in 23/11/1942
- Nana (warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache) he was born in 01/01/1800
- Jose Chavez y Chavez (Outlaw from the U.S. state of New Mexico.) he was born in 01/01/1851
- Lilith Saintcrow (American writer) she was born in 01/01/1976
- Edward Eugene Harper (American former fugitive) he was born in 01/03/1946
- Judy Herrera (American actress) she was born in 01/01/1970
- Mai Shanley (American model) she was born in 17/02/1963
- Dianna Ortiz (American nun and missionary) she was born in 02/09/1958
- William Harrell Nellis (World War II pilot for whom Nellis Air Force Base is named) he was born in 08/03/1916
- Frank Santillo (American film editor) he was born in 08/10/1912
- Popé (Tewa religious leader) he was born in 01/01/1630
- Mack Goldsbury (American musician) he was born in 01/01/1946
- Puma (fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe)
- Paul Platero (American linguist) he was born in 01/01/1953
- Phillip Davidson (United States general) he was born in 26/11/1915
- Albert Looking Elk (Taos Pueblo painter (1888-1940)) he was born in 01/01/1888
- Avery Haines (Canadian journalist) she was born in 28/11/1966
New Mexico Counties (more)
County Name | Population |
---|---|
Bernalillo County | 681,666 |
Doña Ana County | 221,262 |
Santa Fe County | 151,946 |
Sandoval County | 148,904 |
San Juan County | 123,312 |
Valencia County | 77,574 |
Lea County | 71,830 |
McKinley County | 70,824 |
Otero County | 67,967 |
Chaves County | 64,711 |
Eddy County | 58,418 |
Curry County | 48,793 |
Rio Arriba County | 38,521 |
Taos County | 32,593 |
San Miguel County | 27,144 |
Grant County | 27,007 |
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