Santa Fe County, New Mexico
| Santa Fe 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 | 1852 | ||
| Seat | Santa Fe | ||
| Largest city | Santa Fe | ||
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| • Total | 1,911 sq mi (4,949 km2) | ||
| • Land | 1,909 sq mi (4,944 km2) | ||
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2), 0.08% | ||
| Population (est.) | |||
| • (2015) | 148,686 | ||
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29/km²) | ||
| Congressional districts | 1st, 3rd | ||
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | ||
| Website | www |
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Santa Fe County (Spanish: Holy faith) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 144,170, making it New Mexico's third-most populous county, after Bernalillo County and Doña Ana County. Its county seat is Santa Fe, the state capital.
Santa Fe County comprises the Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,911 square miles (4,950 km2), of which 1,909 square miles (4,940 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.08%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in New Mexico by area. The highest point in the county is the summit of Santa Fe Baldy at 3,847 meters (12,621 ft). It is drained by the Rio Grande and several of its small tributaries.
As of the census of 2000, The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 57,701 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²).
There were 52,482 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
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