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New Mexico (Spanish : Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ⓘ ; Navajo : Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò] ) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States . It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains , sharing the Four Corners region with Utah , Colorado , and Arizona . It also borders Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque , and its state capital is Santa Fe , the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain .
New Mexico is the fifth largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 46th in population density . Its climate and geography are highly varied, ranging from forested mountains to sparse deserts; the northern and eastern regions exhibit a colder alpine climate , while the west and south are warmer and more arid . The Rio Grande and its fertile valley runs from north-to-south, creating a riparian climate through the center of the state that supports a bosque habitat and distinct Albuquerque Basin climate. One–third of New Mexico's land is federally owned, and the state hosts many protected wilderness areas and national monuments, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , the most of any U.S. state.
New Mexico's economy is highly diversified, including cattle ranching , agriculture , lumber , scientific and technological research, tourism, and the arts ; major sectors include mining, oil and gas, aerospace , media , and film. Its total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 was $95.73 billion, with a GDP per capita of roughly $46,300. State tax policy is characterized by low to moderate taxation of resident personal income by national standards, with tax credits, exemptions, and special considerations for military personnel and favorable industries. New Mexico has a significant U.S. military presence, including White Sands Missile Range , and strategically valuable federal research centers, such as the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories . The state hosted several key facilities of the Manhattan Project , which developed the world's first atomic bomb , and was the site of the first nuclear test, Trinity . (Full article... )
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Skyline of Roswell, looking south along Main St.
Roswell () is a city in and the seat of Chaves County, New Mexico , United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the fifth-most populous city in New Mexico. It is home of the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. The city is also the location of an Eastern New Mexico University campus. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River . Bottomless Lakes State Park is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Roswell on US 380 . Chaves County forms the entirety of the Roswell micropolitan area .
The
Roswell incident was named after the town, though the crash site of the alleged
UFO was some 75 miles (121 km) from Roswell and closer to
Corona . The investigation and debris recovery was handled by the local
Roswell Army Air Field . On the 50th anniversary of the Roswell incident, an annual UFO Festival was started. In the 1930s, Roswell was a site for much of
Robert H. Goddard 's early
rocketry work. The Roswell Museum and Art Center maintains an exhibit that includes a recreation of Goddard's
rocket engine development workshop, and
Goddard High School is named after him. (
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Image 1 Interior of the Crosby Theater at the
Santa Fe Opera , viewed from the mezzanine (from
New Mexico )
Image 2 Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from
New Mexico )
Image 3 President
William Howard Taft at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the statehood bill for New Mexico on January 6, 1912. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 4 Downtown Santa Fe train station (from
New Mexico )
Image 5 The railway station in
Tucumcari (from
New Mexico )
Image 6 Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Native American 40–50%
80–90%
Hispanic or Latino 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
(from
New Mexico )
Image 7 Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried
chile pepper pods (a
ristra ) and a bleached white
cow 's
skull hang in a market near
Santa Fe . (from
New Mexico )
Image 12 Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):
Democratic >= 30%
Democratic >= 40%
Democratic >= 50%
Democratic >= 60%
Democratic >= 70%
Republican >= 40%
Republican >= 50%
Republican >= 60%
(from
New Mexico )
Image 14 Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 15 José Rafael Aragón ,
Crucifix , ca. 1795–1862,
Brooklyn Museum , From about 1750, Catholic churches in Spanish New Mexico were increasingly decorated with the work of native craftspeople rather than with paintings, sculpture, and furniture imported from Europe. This small santo (religious image) is typical of the locally produced objects. It is made of indigenous pine and painted with water-based pigments used by native artisans. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 16 Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from
New Mexico )
Image 17 Territory of
Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from
New Mexico )
Image 18 New Mexico
state quarter , circulated in April 2008 (from
New Mexico )
Image 20 Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from
New Mexico )
Image 21 A
homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in
Pie Town, New Mexico , 1940 (from
New Mexico )
Image 22 Santa Fe trail sign (from
New Mexico )
Image 26 Gen. Kearny's
annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 27 San Miguel Chapel , built in 1610 in
Santa Fe , is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from
New Mexico )
Image 29 In this photo, the
Mexico–United States border divides
Sunland Park and the Mexican state of
Chihuahua . (from
New Mexico )
Image 30 Albuquerque Studios , built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from
New Mexico )
Image 32 "The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by
Balduin Möllhausen , 1861 (from
New Mexico )
Image 33 A
Hispano boy in
Chamisal , 1940 (from
New Mexico )
Image 34 Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and
Vincenzo Coronelli 's 1687 map of New Mexico (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 35 Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 36 Statue of
Popé , leader of the
Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The statue, entitled
Po'pay , is among two statues depicting New Mexicans at the
United States Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection , the other being
Dennis Chávez . (from
New Mexico )
Image 38 New Mexico population density map (from
New Mexico )
Image 39 Spaceport America terminal,
The Gateway (from
New Mexico )
Image 40 Province of
New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 41 Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020
climate normals (from
New Mexico )
Image 42 1867 map (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 43 Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 44 Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from
New Mexico )
Image 45 Luminarias in the old mission church,
Jemez State Monument (from
New Mexico )
Image 46 Tierra O Muerte – Land or Death. Some New Mexicans express dissatisfaction over land grant issues which date back to the Mexican War. (from
History of New Mexico )
Image 47 The
New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from
New Mexico )
... that in an 1854 war with the Jicarilla , William S. Messervy , the acting governor of the New Mexico Territory , desired either "their extinction or their settlement in pueblos"?
... that New Mexico television station KIVA-TV received angry phone calls and a bomb threat after switching away from a tied football game?
... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico ?
... that Sunday-school classes were once held in the transmitter building of New Mexico radio station KCLV ?
... that Roswell, New Mexico , radio station KBIM was so successful that its owner was able to start two other stations with its profits?
... that Jesse Marcel claimed that he recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico ?
Largest cities or towns in New Mexico
Source:2017 U.S. Census Bureau Estimate
Rank
Name
County
Municipal pop.
Albuquerque Las Cruces
1
Albuquerque
Bernalillo
558,545
Rio Rancho Santa Fe
2
Las Cruces
Doña Ana
101,712
3
Rio Rancho
Sandoval / Bernalillo
96,159
4
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
83,776
5
Roswell
Chaves
47,775
6
Farmington
San Juan
45,450
7
Clovis
Curry
38,962
8
Hobbs
Lea
37,764
9
Alamogordo
Otero
31,248
10
Carlsbad
Eddy
28,774
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