Chaves County, New Mexico
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About Chaves County
Chaves County is a county in New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,157. Its county seat is Roswell. Chaves County was named for Colonel Jose Francisco Chaves, a military leader there during the Civil War and later in Navajo campaigns. The county was created by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature on February 25, 1889, out of land from Lincoln County.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chaves County at a glance
- County seat
- Roswell
- Population
- 65,157 (2020)
- Land area
- 6,075 sq mi
- Founded
- 1889
Largest communities in Chaves County
- Roswell County seat48,422
- Dexter1,074
- Hagerman975
- Midway818
- Lake Arthur378
History of Chaves County
Chaves County comprises the Roswell, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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