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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.

Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Roosevelt County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Portales
Year Organized: 1903
Square Miles: 2,449

Court House:

109 West First Street
County Courthouse
Portales, NM 88130-5969

Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named for Theodore Roosevelt who was our 26th President. Roosevelt was part of the New Mexico Rough Riders when he attacked San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Roosevelt County was created 28 February 1903. It was named for Theodore Roosevelt who was our 26th President. Roosevelt was part of the New Mexico Rough Riders when he attacked San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. Portales is the county seat. This county has major dairy operations, agriculture, and ranching. It has an ancient history with findings of evidence of civilizations 15,000 years old.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Causey	village	Incorporated Area
- Dora	village	Incorporated Area
- Elida	town	Incorporated Area
- Floyd	village	Incorporated Area
- Portales (County Seat)	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!"

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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."