Harding County, New Mexico
| Harding County, New Mexico | |
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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 | March 4, 1921 |
| Named for | Warren G. Harding |
| Seat | Mosquero |
| Largest village | Roy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,126 sq mi (5,506 km2) |
| • Land | 2,125 sq mi (5,504 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 0.02% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 695 |
| • Density | 0.3/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Harding County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 695, making it the least populous county in the state, and the 14th-smallest county by population in the United States. Its county seat is the Village of Mosquero. The county is named for United States President Warren G. Harding, and was created (from parts of Union and Mora Counties) on the day of his inauguration as President on March 4, 1921.
The only incorporated cities in Harding County are Roy and Mosquero.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,126 square miles (5,510 km2), of which 2,125 square miles (5,500 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.02%) is water. It is divided between a high, nearly treeless prairie to the northwest (the southern limit of the High Plains), and a lower semi-desert rangeland to the southeast, by the eastern portion of the steep Canadian Escarpment. The Canadian River, in a deep and narrow canyon, forms the western border with Mora County; the southwest border runs along the edge of the Bell Ranch land in San Miguel County. The eastern part of Harding County is underlain in part by the Bravo Dome carbon dioxide gas field, which is commercially extracted.
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