Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted
Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted

New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with 2,117,522 inhabitants[1] but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning 121,298.15 square miles (314,160.8 km2).[2] New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, villages and an incorporated county.[3] New Mexico's municipalities cover only 1% of the state's land mass but are home to 65.4% of its population.[2]

All municipalities are granted local government powers including the collection of property tax, funding of fire protection and public transit, providing and maintaining public parks, cemeteries, hospitals, libraries, and museums, building and zoning regulations, and the maintenance of municipal water, sewer, electric, natural gas and solid waste utilities.[4] Municipalities in New Mexico may adopt one of five forms of municipal government including Mayor-Council, Mayor-Council with Manager, Council-Manager, Commission-Manager, or City-County Council-Manager. All municipalities over 10,000 people must elect their representatives by district, with those under 10,000 having option to do so.[5] Citizens in a Mayor-Council form of government elect a mayor (who only votes to break a tie, and does not have veto power), and a council of 4 to 10 councilors or trustees. Any municipality with a population over 1,000 with a Mayor/Council form of government may establish the office of manager who is not elected and administers the hiring and firing of municipal employees, enforces ordinances, prepares the budget, but cannot vote on council.[5] The manager in a Commission/Manager municipality has identical powers to the manager in the Mayor/Council form of government.[5] Mayor-Council system can be changed to a Commission/Manager municipality by popular vote if the population exceeds 3,000. Citizens in a Commission/Manager municipality may also vote on initiatives, referendums and recalls and the mayor has the right to vote on council issues.[5] Only one municipality, Los Alamos, is an incorporated City-County with a Council-Manager system through the Los Alamos County Charter.[6] Municipalities may also adopt a home rule charter which gives local municipalities powers not specifically authorized for municipalities by the state statutes.[5] Twelve municipalities have adopted home rule or a charter in New Mexico.[7]

The largest municipality by population in New Mexico is Albuquerque with 564,559 residents or approximately 26.7% of the state population.[1] The smallest municipality by population is Grenville with 22 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is also Albuquerque which spans 187.73 sq mi (486.2 km2), while Virden is the smallest at 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2).[2]

List of municipalities

‡  State capital and county seat

†  County seat

§  Home rule or chartered

Name Type[2] Government type[7] County(ies)[2] Population
(2020)[1]		 Population
(2010)[2]		 Change Land area
(2020)[8]		 Population density
sq mi km2
Alamogordo†CityCommission–Manager §Otero30,898 30,403 +1.6%21.39 55.41,444.5/sq mi (557.7/km2)
Albuquerque†CityMayor–Council §Bernalillo564,559 545,852 +3.4%187.27 485.03,014.7/sq mi (1,164.0/km2)
Angel FireVillageMayor–CouncilColfax1,192 1,216 −2.0%28.81 74.641.4/sq mi (16.0/km2)
Anthony[lower-alpha 1]CityMayor–CouncilDoña Ana8,693 9,360 −7.1%2.70 7.03,219.6/sq mi (1,243.1/km2)
ArtesiaCityMayor–CouncilEddy12,875 11,301 +13.9%11.33 29.31,136.4/sq mi (438.8/km2)
Aztec†CityCommission–ManagerSan Juan6,201 6,763 −8.3%17.06 44.2363.5/sq mi (140.3/km2)
BayardCityMayor–CouncilGrant2,116 2,328 −9.1%0.95 2.52,227.4/sq mi (860.0/km2)
BelenCityMayor–Council with ManagerValencia7,360 7,269 +1.3%18.96 49.1388.2/sq mi (149.9/km2)
Bernalillo†TownMayor–CouncilSandoval8,977 8,320 +7.9%4.89 12.71,835.8/sq mi (708.8/km2)
BloomfieldCityMayor–CouncilSan Juan7,421 8,112 −8.5%18.55 48.0400.1/sq mi (154.5/km2)
Bosque FarmsVillageMayor–CouncilValencia4,020 3,904 +3.0%3.94 10.21,020.3/sq mi (393.9/km2)
CapitanVillageMayor–CouncilLincoln1,391 1,489 −6.6%3.26 8.4405.2/sq mi (156.5/km2)
Carlsbad†CityMayor–Council with ManagerEddy32,238 26,138 +23.3%31.52 81.61,022.8/sq mi (394.9/km2)
Carrizozo†TownMayor–CouncilLincoln972 996 −2.4%8.36 21.7116.3/sq mi (44.9/km2)
CauseyVillageMayor–CouncilRoosevelt68 104 −34.6%3.75 9.718.1/sq mi (7.0/km2)
ChamaVillageMayor–CouncilRio Arriba917 1,022 −10.3%2.59 6.7354.1/sq mi (136.7/km2)
CimarronVillageMayor–CouncilColfax792 1,021 −22.4%2.12 5.5373.6/sq mi (144.2/km2)
Clayton†TownMayor–Council with ManagerUnion2,643 2,980 −11.3%7.77 20.1340.2/sq mi (131.3/km2)
CloudcroftVillageMayor–CouncilOtero750 674 +11.3%1.64 4.2457.3/sq mi (176.6/km2)
Clovis†CityCommission–Manager §Curry38,567 37,775 +2.1%23.63 61.21,632.1/sq mi (630.2/km2)
ColumbusVillageMayor–CouncilLuna1,442 1,664 −13.3%4.67 12.1308.8/sq mi (119.2/km2)
CoronaVillageMayor–CouncilLincoln129 172 −25.0%1.03 2.7125.2/sq mi (48.4/km2)
CorralesVillageMayor–CouncilSandoval8,493 8,329 +2.0%10.79 27.9787.1/sq mi (303.9/km2)
CubaVillageMayor–CouncilSandoval628 731 −14.1%3.26 8.4192.6/sq mi (74.4/km2)
Deming†CityMayor–Council with ManagerLuna14,758 14,855 −0.7%16.72 43.3882.7/sq mi (340.8/km2)
Des MoinesVillageMayor–CouncilUnion117 143 −18.2%0.87 2.3134.5/sq mi (51.9/km2)
DexterTownMayor–CouncilChaves1,074 1,266 −15.2%0.73 1.91,471.2/sq mi (568.0/km2)
DoraVillageMayor–CouncilRoosevelt117 133 −12.0%2.63 6.844.5/sq mi (17.2/km2)
Eagle NestVillageMayor–CouncilColfax315 290 +8.6%4.48 11.670.3/sq mi (27.1/km2)
EdgewoodTownCommission-ManagerSanta Fe6,174 3,735 +65.3%56.80 147.1108.7/sq mi (42.0/km2)
Elephant ButteCityMayor–CouncilSierra1,447 1,431 +1.1%4.18 10.8346.2/sq mi (133.7/km2)
ElidaTownMayor–CouncilRoosevelt166 197 −15.7%1.02 2.6162.7/sq mi (62.8/km2)
EncinoVillageMayor–CouncilTorrance51 82 −37.8%1.99 5.225.6/sq mi (9.9/km2)
EspanolaCityMayor–Council with ManagerRio Arriba
Santa Fe		10,526 10,224 +3.0%8.22 21.31,280.5/sq mi (494.4/km2)
Estancia†TownMayor–CouncilTorrance1,242 1,655 −25.0%6.17 16.0201.3/sq mi (77.7/km2)
EuniceCityMayor–CouncilLea3,056 2,562 +19.3%4.09 10.6747.2/sq mi (288.5/km2)
FarmingtonCityMayor–Council with ManagerSan Juan46,624 45,877 +1.6%34.46 89.31,353.0/sq mi (522.4/km2)
FloydVillageMayor–CouncilRoosevelt86 133 −35.3%3.05 7.928.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
FolsomVillageMayor–CouncilUnion51 56 −8.9%0.65 1.778.5/sq mi (30.3/km2)
Fort Sumner†VillageMayor–CouncilDe Baca889 1,031 −13.8%3.32 8.6267.8/sq mi (103.4/km2)
Gallup†CityMayor–Council with Manager §McKinley21,899 21,678 +1.0%20.19 52.31,084.6/sq mi (418.8/km2)
GradyVillageMayor–CouncilCurry86 107 −19.6%0.27 0.70318.5/sq mi (123.0/km2)
Grants†CityMayor–Council with Manager §Cibola9,163 9,182 −0.2%14.91 38.6614.6/sq mi (237.3/km2)
GrenvilleVillageMayor–CouncilUnion22 38 −42.1%0.38 0.9857.9/sq mi (22.4/km2)
HagermanTownMayor–CouncilChaves975 1,257 −22.4%1.36 3.5716.9/sq mi (276.8/km2)
HatchVillageMayor–CouncilDoña Ana1,539 1,648 −6.6%3.01 7.8511.3/sq mi (197.4/km2)
HobbsCityCommission–Manager §Lea40,508 34,122 +18.7%26.40 68.41,534.4/sq mi (592.4/km2)
HopeVillageMayor–CouncilEddy113 105 +7.6%1.22 3.292.6/sq mi (35.8/km2)
HouseVillageMayor–CouncilQuay56 68 −17.6%0.91 2.461.5/sq mi (23.8/km2)
HurleyTownMayor–CouncilGrant1,256 1,297 −3.2%1.02 2.61,231.4/sq mi (475.4/km2)
JalCityMayor–CouncilLea2,202 2,047 +7.6%4.82 12.5456.8/sq mi (176.4/km2)
Jemez SpringsVillageMayor–CouncilSandoval198 250 −20.8%4.80 12.441.3/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Kirtland[lower-alpha 2] Town Mayor–Council San Juan 585[11] 1.7 4.4[12] 344.1/sq mi (132.9/km2)
Lake ArthurTownMayor–CouncilChaves378 436 −13.3%0.53 1.4713.2/sq mi (275.4/km2)
Las Cruces†CityCouncil–Manager §Doña Ana111,385 97,618 +14.1%76.93 199.21,447.9/sq mi (559.0/km2)
Las Vegas†CityMayor–Council with Manager §San Miguel13,166 13,753 −4.3%7.82 20.31,683.6/sq mi (650.1/km2)
LoganVillageMayor–CouncilQuay970 1,042 −6.9%10.60 27.591.5/sq mi (35.3/km2)
Lordsburg†CityMayor–CouncilHidalgo2,335 2,797 −16.5%8.43 21.8277.0/sq mi (106.9/km2)
Los Alamos County

City–County
(Council–Manager) §

 Los Alamos 19,419 17,950 +8.2%109.17 282.7177.9/sq mi (68.7/km2)
Los Lunas†VillageMayor–CouncilValencia17,242 14,835 +16.2%18.73 48.5920.6/sq mi (355.4/km2)
Los Ranchos de AlbuquerqueVillageMayor–CouncilBernalillo5,874 6,024 −2.5%4.45 11.51,320.0/sq mi (509.7/km2)
LovingVillageMayor–CouncilEddy1,390 1,413 −1.6%1.21 3.11,148.8/sq mi (443.5/km2)
Lovington†CityCommission–ManagerLea11,668 11,009 +6.0%11.20 29.01,041.8/sq mi (402.2/km2)
MagdalenaVillageMayor–CouncilSocorro806 938 −14.1%6.22 16.1129.6/sq mi (50.0/km2)
MaxwellVillageMayor–CouncilColfax224 254 −11.8%0.47 1.2476.6/sq mi (184.0/km2)
MelroseVillageMayor–CouncilCurry622 651 −4.5%1.69 4.4368.0/sq mi (142.1/km2)
MesillaTownMayor–CouncilDoña Ana1,797 2,196 −18.2%5.68 14.7316.4/sq mi (122.2/km2)
MilanVillageMayor–CouncilCibola2,456 3,245 −24.3%4.34 11.2565.9/sq mi (218.5/km2)
MoriartyCityMayor–CouncilTorrance1,946 1,910 +1.9%6.94 18.0280.4/sq mi (108.3/km2)
Mosquero†VillageMayor–CouncilHarding
San Miguel		98 93 +5.4%1.00 2.698.0/sq mi (37.8/km2)
MountainairTownMayor–CouncilTorrance884 928 −4.7%1.58 4.1559.5/sq mi (216.0/km2)
PecosVillageMayor–CouncilSan Miguel1,392 1,392 0.0%1.78 4.6782.0/sq mi (301.9/km2)
Peralta[lower-alpha 3] Town Mayor–Council Valencia 3,342 3,660 −8.7% 4.44 11.5 752.7/sq mi (290.6/km2)
Portales†CityMayor–Council with ManagerRoosevelt12,137 12,280 −1.2%7.95 20.61,526.7/sq mi (589.4/km2)
QuestaVillageMayor–CouncilTaos1,742 1,770 −1.6%5.11 13.2340.9/sq mi (131.6/km2)
Raton†CityCommission–ManagerColfax6,041 6,885 −12.3%7.96 20.6758.9/sq mi (293.0/km2)
Red RiverTownMayor–CouncilTaos542 477 +13.6%1.02 2.6531.4/sq mi (205.2/km2)
Reserve†VillageMayor–CouncilCatron293 289 +1.4%0.56 1.5523.2/sq mi (202.0/km2)
Rio Communities[lower-alpha 4][15] City Mayor–Council Valencia 4,926 7.7 20= 639.7/sq mi (247.0/km2)
Rio RanchoCityMayor–Council with Manager §Bernalillo
Sandoval		104,026 87,521 +18.9%103.36 267.71,006.4/sq mi (388.6/km2)
Roswell†CityMayor–Council with ManagerChaves48,422 48,366 +0.1%29.72 77.01,629.3/sq mi (629.1/km2)
RoyVillageMayor–CouncilHarding193 234 −17.5%2.04 5.394.6/sq mi (36.5/km2)
RuidosoVillageMayor–Council with ManagerLincoln7,679 8,029 −4.4%16.13 41.8476.1/sq mi (183.8/km2)
Ruidoso DownsCityMayor–CouncilLincoln2,620 2,815 −6.9%3.79 9.8691.3/sq mi (266.9/km2)
San JonVillageMayor–CouncilQuay195 216 −9.7%2.93 7.666.6/sq mi (25.7/km2)
San YsidroVillageMayor–CouncilSandoval166 193 −14.0%2.34 6.170.9/sq mi (27.4/km2)
Santa ClaraVillageMayor–CouncilGrant1,637 1,686 −2.9%1.99 5.2822.6/sq mi (317.6/km2)
Santa Fe‡CityMayor–Council with Manager §Santa Fe87,505 67,947 +28.8%52.23 135.31,675.4/sq mi (646.9/km2)
Santa Rosa†CityMayor–CouncilGuadalupe2,850 2,848 +0.1%5.00 12.9570.0/sq mi (220.1/km2)
Silver City†TownMayor–Council with Manager §Grant9,704 10,315 −5.9%10.12 26.2958.9/sq mi (370.2/km2)
Socorro†CityMayor–CouncilSocorro8,707 9,051 −3.8%14.45 37.4602.6/sq mi (232.6/km2)
SpringerTownMayor–CouncilColfax931 1,047 −11.1%2.20 5.7423.2/sq mi (163.4/km2)
Sunland ParkCityMayor–CouncilDoña Ana16,702 14,106 +18.4%13.58 35.21,229.9/sq mi (474.9/km2)
Taos†TownMayor–Council with ManagerTaos6,474 5,716 +13.3%6.02 15.61,075.4/sq mi (415.2/km2)
Taos Ski ValleyVillageMayor–CouncilTaos77 69 +11.6%2.85 7.427.0/sq mi (10.4/km2)
TatumTownMayor–CouncilLea706 798 −11.5%1.59 4.1444.0/sq mi (171.4/km2)
TexicoCityMayor–CouncilCurry956 1,130 −15.4%0.83 2.11,151.8/sq mi (444.7/km2)
TijerasVillageMayor–CouncilBernalillo465 541 −14.0%1.13 2.9411.5/sq mi (158.9/km2)
Truth or Consequences†CityCommission–ManagerSierra6,052 6,475 −6.5%28.00 72.5216.1/sq mi (83.5/km2)
Tucumcari†CityCommission–ManagerQuay5,278 5,363 −1.6%9.51 24.6555.0/sq mi (214.3/km2)
TularosaVillageMayor–CouncilOtero2,553 2,842 −10.2%2.82 7.3905.3/sq mi (349.5/km2)
VaughnTownMayor–CouncilGuadalupe286 446 −35.9%5.60 14.551.1/sq mi (19.7/km2)
VirdenVillageMayor–CouncilHidalgo126 152 −17.1%0.21 0.54600.0/sq mi (231.7/km2)
Wagon MoundVillageMayor–CouncilMora266 314 −15.3%1.01 2.6263.4/sq mi (101.7/km2)
WillardVillageMayor–CouncilTorrance201 253 −20.6%0.92 2.4218.5/sq mi (84.4/km2)
WilliamsburgVillageMayor–CouncilSierra462 449 +2.9%0.49 1.3942.9/sq mi (364.0/km2)
Total municipalities – – – 1,446,366 1,347,159 +7.4% 1,275.58 3,303.7 1,133.9/sq mi (437.8/km2)
New Mexico – – – 2,117,522 2,059,179 +2.8%[16] 121,298.15 314,160.8 17.5/sq mi (6.7/km2)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The city incorporated on July 1, 2010, and is thus not represented in the 2010 Census as a city, but only as a census designated place. The populations and area for the Anthony CDP is included here, but not in the totals.[9]
  2. ↑ The town incorporated on January 6, 2015, and is thus not represented in the 2010 Census.[10]
  3. ↑ The town incorporated on July 1, 2007, and is thus not represented in the 2010 Census.[13]
  4. ↑ The city incorporated May 16, 2013, and is thus not represented in the 2010 Census.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State – Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Forms of Municipal Government in New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Municipal League. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Additional Powers of Any Municipality" (PDF). New Mexico Municipal League. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Municipal League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Los Alamos County Code of Ordinance". Part I - Charter, Article I. 101. - Powers of County, Order No. 558, § 1 of June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "New Mexico Municipal Government" (PDF). New Mexico Municipal League. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Places". 2020 Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ "About Us – City of Anthony". City of Anthony NM. 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kirtland voters approve town incorporation". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Search Results
  12. ↑ Explore Census Data
  13. ↑ "2000-2010 Entity Changes" (txt). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "History of our City". City of Rio Communities. 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ Explore Census Data
  16. ↑ "Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020" (PDF). Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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