New Mexico
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| Nickname(s): Land of Enchantment | |||||
| Motto(s): Crescit eundo (English: It grows as it goes) | |||||
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| Demonym | New Mexican | ||||
| Capital | Santa Fe | ||||
| Largest city | Albuquerque | ||||
| Largest metro | Albuquerque metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 5th | ||||
| • Total | 121,589 sq mi (315,194 km2) |
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| • Width | 342 miles (550 km) | ||||
| • Length | 370 miles (595 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.2 | ||||
| • Latitude | 31° 20′ N to 37° N | ||||
| • Longitude | 103° W to 109° 3′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 36th | ||||
| • Total | 2,085,109 (2015 est) | ||||
| • Density | 17.2/sq mi (6.62/km2) Ranked 45th |
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| • Median household income | $45,119 (46th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Wheeler Peak 13,167 ft (4013.3 m) |
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| • Mean | 5,700 ft (1,740 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border 2,844 ft (867 m) |
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| Before statehood | New Mexico Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | January 6, 1912 (47th) | ||||
| Governor | Susana Martinez (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | John Sanchez (R) | ||||
| Legislature | New Mexico Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
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| Time zone | Mountain: UTC −7/−6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-NM | ||||
| Abbreviations | NM | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Greater roadrunner |
| Fish | Rio Grande cutthroat trout |
| Flower | Yucca |
| Grass | Blue grama |
| Mammal | American black bear |
| Reptile | New Mexico whiptail |
| Tree | Two-needle piñon |
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| Colors | Red and yellow |
| Food | Chili peppers |
| Fossil | Coelophysis |
| Gemstone | Turquoise |
| Motto | Crescit eundo |
| Nickname | The Land of Enchantment |
| Song | "O' Fair New Mexico" |
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| Race/Ethnicity in New Mexico (2010) | |
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| White | 68.4% |
| • Non-Hispanic white | 40.5% |
| • White Hispanic | 28.1% |
| American Indian | 9.4% |
| Black/African American | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Other | 15.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 46.3% |
| Languages Spoken in New Mexico | |
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| English only | 64% |
| Spanish | 28% |
| Navajo | 4% |
| Religions in New Mexico | |
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| Roman Catholic | 42% |
| Protestant | 28% |
| • Mainline | 8% |
| • Evangelical | 20% |
| • Other Protestant | 2% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 3% |
| Jewish | 2% |
| Buddhist | 2% |
| Other religion | 3% |
| Unaffiliated | 22% |
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New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko]; Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo [jò:txó hàhò:tsò]) is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is fifth by area, the 36th-most populous, and the sixth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European exploration, New Mexico was colonized by the Spanish in 1598 Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, it was part of independent Mexico before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state as a result of the Mexican–American War. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of the original Spanish colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years beginning in 1598. It has the second-highest percentage of Native Americans as a proportion of the population after Alaska, and the fourth-highest total number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona. The major Native American nations in the state are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. The demography and culture of the state are shaped by these strong Hispanic and Native American influences and expressed in the state flag. Its scarlet and gold colors are taken from the royal standards of Spain, along with the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Pueblo-related tribe.
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