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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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Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hidalgo County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Lordsburg
Year Organized: 1920
Square Miles: 3,446 |
Court House: 300 S. Shakespeare Street
County Courthouse
Lordsburg, NM 88045-1927
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hidalgo was named for Guadalupe Hidalgo of Mexico.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Hidalgo County was created 25
February 1919. Lordsburg is the county seat. Hidalgo was named for Guadalupe
Hidalgo of Mexico. Hidalgo is an open landscape with breath-taking beauty. The
railroad once provided income but now farming and ranching are the main
businesses.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Lordsburg
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Virden |
village |
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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