Torrance County, New Mexico

Torrance County
County
Torrance County Courthouse in Estancia
Flag Seal
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 / 34.64; -105.85
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
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.torrancecountynm.org

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.