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Roosevelt County Map, New Mexico

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Roosevelt County, New Mexico

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Roosevelt County sits on the eastern edge of New Mexico, right up against Texas. This is farm country, plain and simple. Fields of peanuts, cotton, and sorghum stretch to the horizon.

Portales, the county seat, is home to Eastern New Mexico University. The county has deep roots in dairy farming. It’s one of the top milk producers in the state. Cannon Air Force Base is nearby so you’ll often see military planes zooming overhead.

The landscape is mostly flat. But it has its own kind of beauty. Blackwater Draw, an important archaeological site, is here. It’s where they found evidence of the Clovis people.

CategoryDetails
County NameRoosevelt County
County SeatPortales
PopulationApproximately 19,000
Cities, Towns, and CommunitiesPortales, Elida, Dora
Interstates and HighwaysU.S. Route 70, New Mexico State Road 206
FIPS Code35-041
Total Area (Land and Water)2,455 square miles (2,447 sq mi land, 8 sq mi water)
Adjacent Counties (and Direction)Curry County (North), Quay County (North), De Baca County (West), Chaves County (West), Lea County (South), Cochran County, Texas (Southeast), Bailey County, Texas (East)
Time ZoneMountain Time Zone (MT)
StateNew Mexico
Coordinates34.1598° N, 103.4123° W
EtymologyNamed after Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Major LandmarksBlackwater Draw National Historic Landmark, Oasis State Park, Eastern New Mexico University
WebsiteRoosevelt County Website

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