Hidalgo County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,932, down from its 1980 peak of 6,049 but up 25% since 1970. Over half of the county's population live in the county seat of Lordsburg.
Hidalgo was created on February 25, 1919 from the southern part of Grant County. According to the 2001/2 New Mexico Blue Book, it was named for the town north of Mexico City where the Treaty of G...
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Hidalgo County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,932, down from its 1980 peak of 6,049 but up 25% since 1970. Over half of the county's population live in the county seat of Lordsburg.
Hidalgo was created on February 25, 1919 from the southern part of Grant County. According to the 2001/2 New Mexico Blue Book, it was named for the town north of Mexico City where the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. Other sources cite Miguel Hidalgo as the county's namesake.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,446 square miles (8,925 km²), 1 km² (about 0.38 sq mi or 0.01%) of which is water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 5932 people in the county, organized into 2152 households, and 1542 families. The population density is 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There are 2,848 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 83.78% White, 0...
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