Los Alamos County, New Mexico
| Los Alamos County, New Mexico | ||
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Ashley Pond in Los Alamos
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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 | 1949 | |
| Seat | Los Alamos | |
| Largest community | Los Alamos | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 109 sq mi (282 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0 km2), 0.08% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 17,785 | |
| • Density | 164/sq mi (63/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 3rd | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | |
| Website | www |
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Los Alamos County (Spanish: The Poplars or Cottonwoods) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,950. The smallest county in area of this state was administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan Project, but now has equal status to New Mexico's other counties. The county has two population centers known as CDPs: Los Alamos (the county seat) and White Rock.
Los Alamos County comprises the Los Alamos, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area.
The county is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos County is noted for having the lowest level of child poverty of any county in the United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 109 square miles (280 km2), of which 109 square miles (280 km2) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.08%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in New Mexico. There is no significant open water in the county. The county's highest point is located along its northern border, near the summit of Caballo Mountain, at 10,480 feet above sea level.
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