Cibola County, New Mexico
| Cibola County, New Mexico | |
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Cibola County Courthouse in Grants
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 Location in the U.S. state of New Mexico |
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 New Mexico's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | June 19, 1981 |
| Seat | Grants |
| Largest city | Grants |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,542 sq mi (11,764 km2) |
| • Land | 4,539 sq mi (11,756 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 0.05% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 27,213 |
| • Density | 6.0/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,213. Its county seat is Grants. It is New Mexico's youngest county, created on June 19, 1981, from the westernmost four-fifths of the formerly much larger Valencia County.
Cibola County comprises the Grants, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 4,542 square miles (11,760 km2), of which 4,539 square miles (11,760 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (0.05%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,595 people, 8,327 households, and 6,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 10,328 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 39.61% White, 0.96% Black or African American, 40.32% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.44% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. 33.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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