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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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De Baca County, New Mexico
De Baca County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Fort Sumner
Year Organized: 1917
Square Miles: 2,325
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Court House: PO Box 347
County Courthouse
Fort Sumner, NM 88119-0347
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
De Baca County was named for Ezequiel C. de Baca, New Mexico's
second Governor under statehood
Demographics:
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History
De Baca County was created 28
February 1917. The County seat is Fort Sumner. De Baca County was named for
Ezequiel C. de Baca, New Mexico's second Governor under statehood. The
dedication of the present day courthouse was on 24 November 1930. De Baca County
is heavily engaged in sheep and cattle ranching. Farming is also abundant due to
the valuable waters coming from the Pecos River. The outlaw named William Bonney,
alias Billy the Kid, was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett 14 July 1881.
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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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