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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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Lincoln County, New Mexico
Lincoln County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Carrizozo
Year Organized: 1869
Square Miles: 4,831 |
Court House: PO Box 711
County Courthouse
Carrizozo, NM 88301-0711
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named after Abraham Lincoln.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Lincoln County was created 16 January
1869. It was named after Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln County is varied in forests,
plains, streams and state parks. It once covered one fourth of New Mexico and
was the largest county in the United States of America. It is the home of the
Lincoln County Wars of the 1870's. Carrizozo is the county seat. Smokey the Bear
was a native born Lincoln County icon. This county is multi-cultural and has a
friendly easy going citizenry.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Capitan |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Carrizozo
(County
Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Corona |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ruidoso |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ruidoso Downs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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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