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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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Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Guadalupe County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Santa Rosa
Year Organized: 1891
Square Miles: 3,031
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Court House: 420 Parker Avenue
County Courthouse
Santa Rosa, NM 88435-2361
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
t was named for the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of
Mexico.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Guadalupe County was created 26
February 1891. It was named for the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico.
Its county seat is Santa Rosa, which is on the Pecos River and known as the City
of Natural lakes with many spring fed lakes. In 1540, Coronado searched for the
Seven Cities of Cibola. He camped near Puerto de Luna, which is six miles south
of Santa Rosa. He built the first bridge in New Mexico. It went over the Pecos
River.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Santa Rosa
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city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Vaughn |
town |
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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