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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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Union County, New Mexico
Union County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Clayton
Year Organized: 1903
Square Miles: 3,830
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Court House: P.O. Box 430
County Courthouse
Clayton, NM 88415-0430
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Union County was formed from parts of Colfax, Mora, and San
Miguel Counties. Researchers might check these related counties for resources.
Union was named for the "union" of the counties mentioned.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Union County was created 13 February
1893. The county seat is Clayton. Union County was formed from parts of Colfax,
Mora, and San Miguel Counties. Researchers might check these related counties
for resources. Union was named for the "union" of the counties mentioned. The
old Santa Fe Trail traverses Union County. The famous Goodnight-Loving Cattle
Drive Trail also crosses Union County. The area is as beautiful as the other
Northeast New Mexico Counties.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Clayton
(County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Des Moines |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Folsom |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grenville |
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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