New Mexico

New Mexico Nuevo México  (Spanish) Yootó Hahoodzo  (Navajo)
State
State of New Mexico Estado de Nuevo México  (Spanish)
Flag Seal
Nickname:  The Land of Enchantment
Motto:  Crescit eundo (English: It grows as it goes)
Anthem: "O Fair New Mexico" and "Así Es Nuevo México"
Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Nuevo México (1598–1848) New Mexico Territory (1850–1912)
Admitted to the Union	January 6, 1912 (47th)
Capital	Santa Fe
Largest city	Albuquerque
Largest metro and urban areas	Albuquerque Metropolitan Area
Government
• Governor	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales (D)
Legislature	New Mexico Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	New Mexico Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D)
U.S. House delegation	1: Melanie Stansbury (D) 2: Gabe Vasquez (D) 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) (list)
Area
• Total	121,591[1] sq mi (314,915 km2)
• Land	121,298[1] sq mi (314,161 km2)
• Water	292[1] sq mi (757 km2)  0.24%
• Rank	5th
Dimensions
• Length	371 mi (596 km)
• Width	344 mi (552 km)
Elevation	5,701 ft (1,741 m)
Highest elevation (Wheeler Peak[2][3][Note 1])	13,161 ft (4,011.4 m)
Lowest elevation (Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border[3][Note 1])	2,845 ft (868 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,117,522
• Rank	36th
• Density	17.2/sq mi (6.62/km2)
• Rank	45th
• Median household income	$51,945
• Income rank	45th
Demonym(s)	New Mexican (Spanish: Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)[4]
Language
• Official language	None
• Spoken language	English, Spanish (New Mexican), Navajo, Keres, Zuni[5]
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	NM
ISO 3166 code	US-NM
Traditional abbreviation	N.M., N.Mex.
Latitude	31°20′ N to 37°N
Longitude	103° W to 109°3′ W
Website	nm.gov

New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México^{[Note 2][6]} [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] (listen); Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò]) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It also borders Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.

New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912, and became the 47th state accepted into the United States. The state capital is Santa Fe. Most of the people live in the biggest city, Albuquerque.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Summary: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 41. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. ↑ "Wheeler". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
4. ↑ Neomexicano definition Archived June 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine by Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española)
5. ↑ "Most spoken languages in New Mexico in 2010". MLA Data Center. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
6. ↑ "México" in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, Madrid: Santillana. 2005. ISBN 978-8429406238.