Capital: Santa Fe
Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
Nicknames: Land of Enchantment; Sunshine State
Origin of name: From the country of Mexico
Ten largest cities (1994):
Albuquerque, 411,944;
Las Cruces, 71,043;
Santa Fe, 62,514;
Roswell, 47,395;
Rio Rancho, 41,492;
Farmington, 38,169;
Clovis, 36,091;
Hobbs, 29,712;
Alamogordo, 29,628;
Carlsbad, 26,974
Land area (rank): 121,365 sq mi. (314,334 sq km) (5)
Geographic center: In Torrance Co., 12 mi. SSW of Willard
Number of counties: 33
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Bernalillo, 522,328
1997 resident population est.: 1,729,751
1990 resident census population (rank): 1,515,069 (37).
Male: 745,253; Female: 769,816.
White: 1,146,028 (75.6%); Hispanic: 579,224 (38.2%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 134,355 (8.9%); Black: 30,210 (2.0%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 14,124 (0.9%); Other race: 190,352 (12.6%).
1990 percent population under 18: 29.5; 65 and over: 10.8; median age: 31.3.
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REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. Sun Country Region
In New Mexico in 1996-1997 school year, 129 high schools fielded girls teams with 2,764 girls representing those schools.
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