Otero County
Also known as Otero County, New Mexico, Otero County, NM
county in New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- Founded
- January 30, 1899
- Named after
- Miguel Antonio Otero
- Seat
- Alamogordo
- Largest city
- Alamogordo
- Total
- 6,628 sq mi (17,170 km )
- Land
- 6,613 sq mi (17,130 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 70,368
- Density
- 10.26/sq mi (3.961/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
~9 min read
Article
Otero County (Spanish: Condado de Otero) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,839. Its county seat is Alamogordo. Its southern boundary is the Texas state line. It is named for Miguel Antonio Otero, the territorial governor when the county was created.
Otero County includes the Alamogordo Micropolitan Statistical Area.