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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
to Bernalillo County, New Mexico. |
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Chaves County, New Mexico
Chaves County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Roswell
Year Organized: 1889
Square Miles: 6,071 |
Court House: PO Box 1817
County Courthouse
Roswell, NM 88202-1817
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Col. Jose Francisco Chaves, a native of Bernalillo
and delegate to Congress
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Chaves County was created 25 February
1889. It was named for Colonel Jose Francisco Chaves, a military leader in New
Mexico during the Civil War and later in Navajo campaigns. The county seat is
Roswell, home of NM Military Institute. Chaves County is rich in fresh water,
oil, farming, commerce, clean air, and tourism. After growing up in this area,
it is easy to image flying saucers after seeing hundreds of shooting stars in
the clear night sky.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Dexter |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hagerman |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake Arthur |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Roswell
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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