Grant County, New Mexico

Grant County
Grant County
County
	Grant County Courthouse in Silver City
	Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico
	New Mexico's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°44′N 108°23′W / 32.73°N 108.38°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Founded	1868
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Silver City
Largest town	Silver City
Area
• Total	3,968 sq mi (10,280 km2)
• Land	3,962 sq mi (10,260 km2)
• Water	5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.1%
Population
• Estimate (2021)	27,889
• Density	7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.grantcountynm.gov

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. At the 2020 census, the population was 28,185.^[1] Its county seat is Silver City.^[2] The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.^[3]

Grant County comprises the Silver City, NM, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments.^[4]

^ "Grant County, New Mexico Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 141.
^ "Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments". Retrieved October 16, 2022.