Valencia County, New Mexico
| Valencia County, New Mexico | |
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Valencia County Courthouse in Los Lunas
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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 | January 9, 1852 |
| Seat | Los Lunas |
| Largest village | Los Lunas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,068 sq mi (2,766 km2) |
| • Land | 1,066 sq mi (2,761 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 76,569 |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Valencia County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,569. The county seat is Los Lunas.
Valencia County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Valencia County has the longest record for predicting presidential election winners in the entire country, voting for the winning candidate in every election since 1952.
The county, which was formerly much larger in area, lost almost 81 percent of its territory on June 19, 1981, upon the creation of Cibola County, which occupies the westernmost portion of Valencia County's former area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,068 square miles (2,770 km2), of which 1,066 square miles (2,760 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in New Mexico by area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 66,152 people, 22,681 households, and 17,350 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 24,643 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.51% White, 1.27% Black or African American, 3.30% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 23.93% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. 54.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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