Luna County
Also known as Luna County, New Mexico, Luna County, NM
county in New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- Founded
- March 16, 1901
- Named after
- Solomon Luna
- Seat
- Deming
- Largest city
- Deming
- Total
- 2,965 sq mi (7,680 km )
- Land
- 2,965 sq mi (7,680 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,407
- Density
- 8.576/sq mi (3.311/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
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Luna County (Spanish: Condado de Luna) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,427. Its county seat is Deming. This county abuts the Mexican border. Luna County comprises the Deming, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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