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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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Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Lovington
Year Organized: 1917
Square Miles: 4,393 |
Court House: 100 N Main, Suite 4
County Courthouse
Lovington, NM 88260-4030
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Captain Joseph Calloway Lea.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Lea County was created 7 March 1917.
It was created from Chaves and Eddy Counties and named for Captain Joseph
Calloway Lea. Lovington is the county seat and the center of a valuable oil
industry which has provided many jobs since 1921. Ranching, agriculture, and
dairy production are major enterprises which are thriving. The area supports two
colleges to serve its ever friendly and diverse citizens.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Eunice |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hobbs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Jal |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lovington
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tatum |
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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