| Admitted to Union |
January 6, 1912, [ Find out more ] |
| Capital |
Santa Fe, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Land of Enchantment, Cactus State, Land of Sunshine, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Crescit Eundo, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
121,598 square miles |
Rank |
5th |
| Total Land Area |
121,365 square miles |
Rank |
5th |
| Total Water Area |
234 square miles |
Rank |
49th |
| Length |
370 miles |
| Width |
343 miles |
| Highest Point |
13,161 feet (Wheeler Peak) |
Rank |
8th |
| Lowest Point |
2,842 feet (Red Bluff Reservation) |
Rank |
49th |
| Mean Elevation |
5,700 feet |
Rank |
4th |
| Highest Temp |
122 degrees on June 27, 1994 at Lakewood |
| Lowest Temp |
-50 degrees on February 1, 1951 at Gavilan |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
92.8 degrees |
Rank |
10th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
22.3 degrees |
Rank |
30th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
1,819,046 |
Rank |
36th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
14.99 |
Rank |
45th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Albuquerque |
448,607 |
|
6. |
Farmington |
37,844 |
| 2. |
Las Cruces |
74,267 |
7. |
Alamogordo |
35,582 |
| 3. |
Santa Fe |
62,203 |
8. |
Clovis |
32,667 |
| 4. |
Rio Rancho |
51,765 |
9. |
Hobbs |
28,657 |
| 5. |
Roswell |
45,293 |
10. |
Carlsbad |
25,625 | |
| Median Age |
31.2 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
74.01 |
Rank |
21st |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
6,266 |
Rank |
8th |
| Violent Crimes |
929.7 |
Rank |
9th |
| Property |
5,336.4 |
Rank |
10th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$21,931 |
Rank |
48th |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$19,190 |
Rank |
48th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$26,758 |
Rank |
41st |
|
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We've gathered some of this information
from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
This book is chock full of statistical
data, historical information and items of interest for all 50 states. We can
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