DEMOGRAPHICS/ AT  A GLANCE

Population                  
2,009,671

Total Area                   
121,593 square miles

Land Area                   
121,359 square miles

Water Area                 
234 square miles

Highest Elevation
Wheeler Peak at 13,161 feet

Lowest Elevation        
Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,817 feet

Average Elevation
5,700 feet

Topography
Eastern third is Great Plains region; the central third is part of the Rocky Mountain range; and the
western third is high plateau. More than 85 percent of New Mexico is over 4,000 feet in elevation.

U.S. Region
Southwest, one of the “Four Corner” states with Colorado, Utah, and Arizona

Bordering States
Colorado (north), Oklahoma (northeast), Texas (east), Arizona (west), Utah (northwest) and
Mexico (south)

State Size Ranking
5th largest of the United States

Agriculture                 
Cattle, dairy products, hay, nursery stock, chilies.

Industry                      
Electric equipment, petroleum and coal products, food processing, printing and publishing,
manufacturing, research, high-tech, tourism.

Largest Cities             
Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Farmington, Alamogordo, Clovis, Hobbs,
Carlsbad

State Capital
Santa Fe

Area Code                  
505

Statehood                   
January 6, 1912

State Motto
Crescit Eundo (It grows as it goes)

State Nickname
Land of Enchantment

State Flag
Zia Sun Symbol on a field of yellow

State Songs
“O, Fair New Mexico” and “Asi es Nuevo Mejico”

State Bird
Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

State Flower
Yucca (Yucca glauca)

State Tree
Pinon Pine (Pinus edulis)