Back روزويل (نيومكسيكو) Arabic روزويل, نيومكسيكو ARZ رازول، نیومکزیکو AZB Розуэл Byelorussian Розуел (Ню Мексико) Bulgarian রজওয়েল, নিউ মেক্সিকো Bengali/Bangla Roswell (New Mexico) Breton Roswell (Nou Mèxic) Catalan Розвелл (Нью-Мексико) CE Roswell (kapital sa kondado) CEB
Roswell, New Mexico | |
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 Skyline of Roswell, looking south along Main St. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within Chaves County | |
  Roswell Location within New Mexico  Roswell Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′14″N 104°31′41″W / 33.38722°N 104.52806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Chaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Timothy Jennings (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.78 sq mi (77.12 km2) |
| • Land | 29.72 sq mi (76.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,573 ft (1,089 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 48,422 |
| • Density | 1,629.49/sq mi (629.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (DST) |
| ZIP Codes | 88201-88203 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-64930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0894171 |
| Website | roswell-nm |
Roswell (/ˈrɒzwɛl/) is a city in and the seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the fifth-most populous city in New Mexico. It is home of the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. The city is also the location of an Eastern New Mexico University campus. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River. Bottomless Lakes State Park is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Roswell on US 380. Chaves County forms the entirety of the Roswell micropolitan area.
The Roswell incident was named after the town, though the crash site of the alleged UFO was some 75 miles (121 km) from Roswell and closer to Corona. The investigation and debris recovery was handled by the local Roswell Army Air Field. On the 50th anniversary of the Roswell incident, an annual UFO Festival was started. In the 1930s, Roswell was a site for much of Robert H. Goddard's early rocketry work. The Roswell Museum and Art Center maintains an exhibit that includes a recreation of Goddard's rocket engine development workshop, and Goddard High School is named after him.
Roswell's tourism industry is based on ufology museums and businesses, as well as alien-themed and spacecraft-themed iconography. The city also relies on New Mexico and Americana related tourism.[4][5] including the International UFO Museum and Research Center. Local American folk and New Mexico music performances occur near Pioneer Plaza and in parks around the city. It is a center for acequia-like irrigated farming, dairying, and ranching; it is also the location of several manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum related facilities. Roswell has a history of minor league baseball. This regional pride has resulted in Roswell receiving the All-America City Award multiple times, in 1978–79 and 2002.
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- ^ Birnes, W.J. (2010). Aliens in America: A UFO Hunter's Guide to Extraterrestrial Hotpspots Across the U.S. Adams Media. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-4405-0872-1. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Niederman, S. (2018). Explorer's Guide New Mexico (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete). Countryman Press. p. 485. ISBN 978-1-68268-191-6. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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