Chaves County, New Mexico

Chaves County
Chaves County
County
	Chaves County Courthouse in Roswell
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico
	New Mexico's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°22′N 104°28′W / 33.36°N 104.47°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Founded	February 25, 1889
Named for	José Francisco Chaves
Seat	Roswell
Largest city	Roswell
Area
• Total	6,075 sq mi (15,730 km2)
• Land	6,065 sq mi (15,710 km2)
• Water	9.8 sq mi (25 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	65,157
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd, 3rd
Website	co.chaves.nm.us

Chaves County is a county in New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,157.^[1] Its county seat is Roswell.^[2] Chaves County was named for Colonel Jose Francisco Chaves, a military leader there during the Civil War and later in Navajo campaigns. The county was created by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature on February 25, 1889, out of land from Lincoln County.

Chaves County comprises the Roswell, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "Chaves County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Chaves County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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