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New Mexico Counties
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New Mexico Counties
There is thirty-three counties in the 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
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Catron County, New Mexico
Catron County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Reserve
Year Organized: 1921
Square Miles: 6,928
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Court House: P.O. Box 507
County Courthouse
Reserve, NM 87830-0507
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Thomas B. Catron, a very prominent politician in New
Mexico's history
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Catron County was created 25 February
1921. It was named for New Mexico's first United States Senator, and famous
Santa Fe attorney Thomas B. Catron. It is the largest county in New Mexico, but
is sparsely populated. It has great hunting areas for sportsmen and tourism is
an important commercial activity. It has productive ranch land and borders
several national forests. The county seat is Reserve.
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County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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