List of municipalities in New Mexico explained

New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with inhabitants but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning 121298.15sqmi.[1] New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, villages and an incorporated county.[2] New Mexico's municipalities cover only of the state's land mass but are home to of its population.

All municipalities are granted local government powers including the collection of property tax, funding of fire protection and public transit, providing and maintaining public parks, cemeteries, hospitals, libraries, and museums, building and zoning regulations, and the maintenance of municipal water, sewer, electric, natural gas and solid waste utilities.[3] Municipalities in New Mexico may adopt one of five forms of municipal government including Mayor-Council, Mayor-Council with Manager, Council-Manager, Commission-Manager, or City-County Council-Manager. All municipalities over 10,000 people must elect their representatives by district, with those under 10,000 having option to do so.[4] Citizens in a Mayor-Council form of government elect a mayor (who only votes to break a tie, and does not have veto power), and a council of 4 to 10 councilors or trustees. Any municipality with a population over 1,000 with a Mayor/Council form of government may establish the office of manager who is not elected and administers the hiring and firing of municipal employees, enforces ordinances, prepares the budget, but cannot vote on council. The manager in a Commission/Manager municipality has identical powers to the manager in the Mayor/Council form of government. Mayor-Council system can be changed to a Commission/Manager municipality by popular vote if the population exceeds 3,000. Citizens in a Commission/Manager municipality may also vote on initiatives, referendums and recalls and the mayor has the right to vote on council issues. Only one municipality, Los Alamos, is an incorporated City-County with a Council-Manager system through the Los Alamos County Charter.[5] Municipalities may also adopt a home rule charter which gives local municipalities powers not specifically authorized for municipalities by the state statutes. Twelve municipalities have adopted home rule or a charter in New Mexico.

The largest municipality by population in New Mexico is Albuquerque with 564,559 residents or approximately of the state population. The smallest municipality by population is Grenville with 22 residents. The largest municipality by land area is also Albuquerque which spans 187.73mi2, while Virden is the smallest at 0.22mi2.

List of municipalities

NameTypeGovernment type[6] County(ies)Population
(2020)[7]
Population
(2010)
ChangeLand area
(2020)[8]
Population density
sq mikm2
AlamogordoCityCommission - Manager §Otero21.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AlbuquerqueCityMayor - Council §Bernalillo187.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Angel FireVillageMayor - Council Colfax28.81disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AnthonyCityMayor - CouncilDoña Ana2.7disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ArtesiaCityMayor - Council Eddy11.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AztecCityCommission - ManagerSan Juan17.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BayardCityMayor - Council Grant0.95disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BelenCityMayor - Council with ManagerValencia18.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BernalilloTownMayor - Council Sandoval4.89disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BloomfieldCityMayor - Council San Juan18.55disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bosque FarmsVillageMayor - Council Valencia3.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CapitanVillageMayor - Council Lincoln3.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CarlsbadCityMayor - Council with ManagerEddy31.52disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CarrizozoTownMayor - Council Lincoln8.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CauseyVillageMayor - Council Roosevelt3.75disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ChamaVillageMayor - Council Rio Arriba2.59disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CimarronVillageMayor - Council Colfax2.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ClaytonTownMayor - Council with ManagerUnion7.77disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CloudcroftVillageMayor - Council Otero1.64disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ClovisCityCommission - Manager §Curry23.63disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ColumbusVillageMayor - Council Luna4.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CoronaVillageMayor - Council Lincoln1.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CorralesVillageMayor - Council Sandoval10.79disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CubaVillageMayor - Council Sandoval3.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
DemingCityMayor - Council with ManagerLuna16.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Des MoinesVillageMayor - Council Union0.87disp=tableNaNdisp=table
DexterTownMayor - Council Chaves0.73disp=tableNaNdisp=table
DoraVillageMayor - Council Roosevelt2.63disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Eagle NestVillageMayor - Council Colfax4.48disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EdgewoodTownCommission-Manager Santa Fe56.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Elephant ButteCityMayor - Council Sierra4.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ElidaTownMayor - CouncilRoosevelt1.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EncinoVillageMayor - Council Torrance1.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EspañolaCityMayor - Council with ManagerRio Arriba
Santa Fe
8.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EstanciaTownMayor - Council Torrance6.17disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EuniceCityMayor - Council Lea4.09disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FarmingtonCityMayor - Council with ManagerSan Juan34.46disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FloydVillageMayor - Council Roosevelt3.05disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FolsomVillageMayor - Council Union0.65disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fort SumnerVillageMayor - Council De Baca3.32disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GallupCityMayor - Council with Manager §McKinley20.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GradyVillageMayor - Council Curry0.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GrantsCityMayor - Council with Manager §Cibola14.91disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GrenvilleVillageMayor - Council Union0.38disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HagermanTownMayor - Council Chaves1.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HatchVillageMayor - Council Doña Ana3.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HobbsCityCommission - Manager §Lea26.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HopeVillageMayor - Council Eddy1.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HouseVillageMayor - Council Quay0.91disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HurleyTownMayor - Council Grant1.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
JalCityMayor - Council Lea4.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Jemez SpringsVillageMayor - Council Sandoval4.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KirtlandTownMayor - CouncilSan Juan585[9] 1.7disp=tableNaNdisp=table[10]
Lake ArthurTownMayor - CouncilChaves0.53disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Las CrucesCityCouncil - Manager §Doña Ana76.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Las VegasCityMayor - Council with Manager §San Miguel7.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LoganVillageMayor - CouncilQuay10.6disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LordsburgCityMayor - CouncilHidalgo8.43disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Los AlamosCountyCity - County
(Council - Manager) §
Los Alamos109.17disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Los LunasVillageMayor - Council Valencia18.73disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Los Ranchos de AlbuquerqueVillageMayor - Council Bernalillo4.45disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LovingVillageMayor - Council Eddy1.21disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LovingtonCityCommission - ManagerLea11.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MagdalenaVillageMayor - Council Socorro6.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MaxwellVillageMayor - Council Colfax0.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MelroseVillageMayor - Council Curry1.69disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MesillaTownMayor - Council Doña Ana5.68disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MilanVillageMayor - Council Cibola4.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MoriartyCityMayor - Council Torrance6.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MosqueroVillageMayor - Council Harding
San Miguel
1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MountainairTownMayor - Council Torrance1.58disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PecosVillageMayor - CouncilSan Miguel1.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PeraltaTownMayor - Council Valencia4.44disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PortalesCityMayor - Council with ManagerRoosevelt7.95disp=tableNaNdisp=table
QuestaVillageMayor - Council Taos5.11disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RatonCityCommission - ManagerColfax7.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Red RiverTownMayor - Council Taos1.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ReserveVillageMayor - Council Catron0.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Rio Communities[11] CityMayor - Council Valencia4,9267.7disp=tableNaNdisp=table=
Rio RanchoCityMayor - Council with Manager §Bernalillo
Sandoval
103.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RoswellCityMayor - Council with ManagerChaves29.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RoyVillageMayor - Council Harding2.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RuidosoVillageMayor - Council with ManagerLincoln16.13disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ruidoso DownsCityMayor - Council Lincoln3.79disp=tableNaNdisp=table
San JonVillageMayor - Council Quay2.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
San YsidroVillageMayor - CouncilSandoval2.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Santa ClaraVillageMayor - Council Grant1.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Santa FeCityMayor - Council with Manager §Santa Fe52.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Santa RosaCityMayor - Council Guadalupe5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Silver CityTownMayor - Council with Manager §Grant10.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SocorroCityMayor - Council Socorro14.45disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SpringerTownMayor - Council Colfax2.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sunland ParkCityMayor - Council Doña Ana13.58disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TaosTownMayor - Council with ManagerTaos6.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Taos Ski ValleyVillageMayor - Council Taos2.85disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TatumTownMayor - Council Lea1.59disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TexicoCityMayor - Council Curry0.83disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TijerasVillageMayor - Council Bernalillo1.13disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Truth or ConsequencesCityCommission - ManagerSierra28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TucumcariCityCommission - ManagerQuay9.51disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TularosaVillageMayor - Council Otero2.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table
VaughnTownMayor - Council Guadalupe5.6disp=tableNaNdisp=table
VirdenVillageMayor - Council Hidalgo0.21disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Wagon MoundVillageMayor - Council Mora1.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
WillardVillageMayor - Council Torrance0.92disp=tableNaNdisp=table
WilliamsburgVillageMayor - Council Sierra0.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Total municipalities -  -  - 1275.58sqmi
New Mexico -  -  - [12] 121298.15sqmi

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GCT-PH1  - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010  - State  - Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision . . . June 17, 2016 . https://archive.today/20200213114736/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US01 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  2. Web site: Forms of Municipal Government in New Mexico. 2016. New Mexico Municipal League. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326220535/http://nmml.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-Forms-of-Municipal-Government-update.pdf. 2017-03-26. live. March 26, 2018.
  3. Web site: Additional Powers of Any Municipality . New Mexico Municipal League . March 31, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915180518/http://nmml.org/wp-content/uploads/Powers-of-Municipalities.pdf . September 15, 2015.
  4. Web site: Forms of Municipal Government in New Mexico . New Mexico Municipal League . March 31, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326220535/http://nmml.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-Forms-of-Municipal-Government-update.pdf . March 26, 2017.
  5. Los Alamos County Code of Ordinance . Order . 558, § 1 . June 23, 2010 . 101. - Powers of County . Part I - Charter, Article I. . March 27, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102820/https://library.municode.com/nm/los_alamos_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH . March 28, 2018.
  6. Web site: New Mexico Municipal Government . New Mexico Municipal League . 2016 . March 27, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231443/http://nmml.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-Municipalitiestype.pdf . March 26, 2017 .
  7. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau . August 25, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Places . 2020 Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau . August 26, 2021.
  9. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Kirtland%20town,%20New%20Mexico Search Results
  10. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3536230 Explore Census Data
  11. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Rio%20Communities Explore Census Data
  12. Web site: Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020 . Census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 27 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210426202412/https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/population-change-data-table.pdf . April 26, 2021. live .