Torrance County | |
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![]() Torrance County Courthouse in Estancia | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico | |
![]() New Mexico's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 34°38′N 105°51′W / 34.64°N 105.85°W | |
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Founded | March 16, 1903 |
Seat | Estancia |
Largest city | Moriarty |
Area | |
• Total | 3,346 sq mi (8,670 km2) |
• Land | 3,345 sq mi (8,660 km2) |
• Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.03% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,045 |
• Density | 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Torrance County is a county located in the center of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,045.[1] The county seat is Estancia.[2]
The geographic center of New Mexico is located in Torrance County, southwest of the Village of Willard,[3][circular reference] and in 2010, the center of population of New Mexico was located in Torrance County, near Manzano.[4] Torrance County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area.