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New Mexico Facts and Figures

  • Population is 1.7 million.

  • State bird is the roadrunner.

  • Famous for its beautiful pottery, Acoma Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement In the United States.

  • The great Native American warrior Geronimo was born in the area now called New Mexico in 1829.

  • New Mexico became an American state in 1912.

  • The first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico in 1945.

  • Famous natives and residents include Billy the Kid (a.k.a. William Bonney), gunfighter; Glenn Campbell, country singer; Tony Hillerman, novelist; Dennis Hopper, actor; Georgia O'Keefe, painter; Jim Morrison, rock star; and Al and Bobby Unser, NASCAR drivers.

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  • Official state tourism site.

  • See a detailed map of the state.

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