Roosevelt County

Also known as Roosevelt County, New Mexico, Roosevelt County, NM

county in New Mexico, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Mexico
Founded: February 28, 1903
Named after: Theodore Roosevelt
Seat: Portales
Largest city: Portales
Total: 2,455 sq mi (6,360 km )
Land: 2,447 sq mi (6,340 km )
Water: 7.2 sq mi (19 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025: 18,615
Density: 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district: 3rd
Website: www .rooseveltcounty .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 19191
Area: 6358
Official website: www.rooseveltcounty.com
Image: Roosevelt County Court House.jpg
Households: 6785

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Commons category: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
inception: 1903-02-28
water as percent of area: 0.3
native label: Roosevelt County
per capita income: 20230

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Roosevelt County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,191. Its county seat is Portales. The county was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe counties and named for the then-current President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The county's eastern border is the Texas state line. Roosevelt County comprises the Portales, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Clovis–Portales, NM Combined Statistical Area.

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