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    New Mexico State Facts and History

    New Mexico State Facts and History

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    By Albert on July 10, 2023 Travel

    New Mexico Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democrat)
    • Capital: Santa Fe
    • Population: 2,096,829 (2019 est.)
    • Land Area: 121,298.15 sq km
    • Water Area: 292.15 sq km
    • Total Area: 121,590.30 SQ KM
    • Width: 344 mi (552 km)
    • Length: 371 mi (596 km)
    • State Motto: “Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)”
    • Nickname: Land of Enchantment
    • Electoral votes: 5
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435)
    • State Song: “O, Fair New Mexico”
    • Date of Statehood: Jan. 6, 1912
    • Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
    • Official Website of New Mexico: newmexico.gov
    • State abbreviation/Postal code: NM

    State Symbol of New Mexico

    State Aircraft Hot air balloon
    State Amphibian New Mexico spadefoot toad
    State Animal New Mexico black bear
    State Bird Roadrunner
    State Butterfly Sandia hairstreak
    State Cookie Bizcochito
    State Cowboy Song “Under the New Mexico Skies”
    State Fish New Mexico cutthroat trout
    State Flower Yucca
    State Folklorist Claude Stephenson
    State Fossil Coelophysis
    State Gem Turquoise
    State Grass Blue grama grass
    State Guitar New Mexico sunrise
    State Insect Tarantula hawk wasp
    State Mammal Smokey bear
    State Motto Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
    State Necklace Squash blossom necklace
    State Nickname Land of Enchantment
    State Poem “A Nuevo Mexico”
    State Question “Red or green?”
    State Reptile New Mexico whiptail lizard
    State Tie Bolo tie
    State Train Cumbres & Toltec Railroad
    State Tree Pinon pine
    State Vegetable Chile and frijoles

    College & Universities

    Albuquerque Barber College New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
    Brookline College-Albuquerque New Mexico State University-Grants
    Business Skills Institute-Las Cruces New Mexico State University-Main Campus
    Central New Mexico Community College Northern New Mexico College
    Clovis Community College Olympian University of Cosmetology
    De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
    Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Massage School
    Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus San Juan College
    Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus Santa Fe Community College
    Eddy County Beauty College Santa Fe University of Art and Design
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture Southwest Acupuncture College-Albuquerque
    ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe
    Luna Community College Southwest Health Career Institute Inc
    Mesalands Community College Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
    Metropolitan College St John’s College
    National American University-Albuquerque The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque
    National American University-Rio Rancho Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute
    Navajo Technical College University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
    New Mexico Highlands University University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology University of New Mexico-Main Campus
    New Mexico Junior College University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
    New Mexico Military Institute University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
    New Mexico State University-Alamogordo University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus
    New Mexico State University-Carlsbad University of the Southwest
    Western New Mexico University

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Los Alamos
    2. White Sands National Monument
    3. Taos Ski Valley
    4. Bandelier National Monument
    5. Sandia Peak Tramway
    6. Angel Fire Resort
    7. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
    8. Philmont Scout Ranch
    9. Taos Pueblo
    10. Cliff’s Amusement Park
    11. Loretto Chapel
    12. ABQ BioPark
    13. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
    14. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
    15. Petroglyph National Monument
    16. Albuquerque Museum
    17. Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
    18. Sandia Mountains

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    Kathy Baker actress;
    Notah Begay III golfer;
    Judy Blume author;
    Ernest L. Blumenshein artist;
    William “Billy the Kid” Bonney outlaw;
    Richard Bradford author;
    Ralph Bunche Nobel Peace Prize winner;
    Bruce Cabot actor;
    Kit Carson army scout and trapper;
    Dennis Chavez former senator;
    John Chisum cattle king;
    Mangus Coloradas Apache leader;
    Edward Condon physicist;
    Bill Daily actor;
    John Denver singer;
    Bo Diddley blues guitarist;
    Patrick Garrett lawman;
    Greer Garson actress;
    Sid Gutierrez astronaut;
    William Hanna animator;
    Neil Patrick Harris actor;
    Carl Hatch senator;
    Tony Hillerman author;
    Conrad Hilton hotel executive;
    Dennis Hopper actor;
    Peter Hurd artist;
    Preston Jones playwright and actor;
    Ralph Kiner baseball player and sportscaster;
    Nancy Lopez golfer;
    Maria Martínez San Ildefonso Pueblo potter;
    Demi Moore actress;
    Jim Morrison singer and songwriter;
    Bill Mauldin political cartoonist;
    Popé San Juan Pueblo medicine man and leader;
    Georgia O’Keeffe painter;
    Harrison Schmitt astronaut and representative;
    Kim Stanley actress;
    Slim Summerville actor;
    Clyde Tombaugh astronomer;
    Al Unser, Bobby Unser auto racers;
    Victorio Apache chief;
    Linda Wertheimer NPR correspondent;
    Kathy Whitworth golfer.

    Famous Actors And Actresses

    1. Anna Gunn
    2. Neil Patrick Harris
    3. Demi Moore

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