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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.

Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Dona Ana County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Las Cruces
Year Organized: 1852
Square Miles: 3,807

Court House:

845 North Motel Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88007-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Namedfor a lady named, Doña Ana Robledo who in the 17th century gave money to many charities.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Doña Ana County was created 9 January 1852. It was named for a lady named, Doña Ana Robledo who in the 17th century gave money to many charities. Las Cruces is the county seat and it is the home of NMSU. This area is laced with history from the Mesilla area obtained from the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, to Hatch--chili capital of the world, Sunland Park, the White Sands National Monument, Space-shuttle, spy planes, and NASA. It is also rich in agriculture and boasts international commerce.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Hatch	village	Incorporated Area
- Las Cruces (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Mesilla	town	Incorporated Area
- Sunland Park	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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."