Cibola County, New Mexico

Cibola County
Cibola County
County
	Cibola County Courthouse in Grants
	Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico
	New Mexico's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°55′N 107°59′W / 34.92°N 107.99°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Founded	June 19, 1981
Named for	Mythical Seven Cities of Cibola
Seat	Grants
Largest city	Grants
Area
• Total	4,542 sq mi (11,760 km2)
• Land	4,539 sq mi (11,760 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.05%
Population (2020)
• Total	27,172
• Density	6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.cibola.nm.us

Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,172.^[1] Its county seat is Grants.^[2] It is New Mexico's youngest county, and the third youngest county in the United States, created on June 19, 1981, from the westernmost four-fifths of the formerly much larger Valencia County.

Cibola County comprises the Grants, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is a rich mining area with numerous Uranium mines.

^ "Cibola 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] "Cibola 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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