Santa Fe County, New Mexico Facts for Kids

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Santa Fe County

U.S. county

Original Santa Fe County Courthouse

Flag

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Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico

New Mexico's location within the U.S.

Country

United States

State

New Mexico

Founded

1852

Seat

Santa Fe

Largest city

Santa Fe

Area

• Total

1,911 sq mi (4,950 km²)

• Land

1,909 sq mi (4,940 km²)

• Water

1.5 sq mi (4 km²) 0.08%%

Population

• Estimate

(2019)

150,358

• Density

76/sq mi (29/km²)

Time zone

UTC−7 (Mountain)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−6 (MDT)

Congressional districts

1st, 3rd

Santa Fe County (Spanish: Condado de Santa Fe; meaning Holy faith in Spanish) is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 144,170, making it New Mexico's third-most populous county, after Bernalillo County and Doña Ana County. Its county seat is Santa Fe, the state capital.

Santa Fe County includes the Santa Fe metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.

Geography
- Adjacent counties
- National protected areas
Demographics
- 2010 census
Communities
Education
See also

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,911 square miles (4,950 km²), of which 1,909 square miles (4,940 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (0.08%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in New Mexico by area. The highest point in the county is the summit of Santa Fe Baldy at 3,847 meters (12,621 ft). It is drained by the Rio Grande and several of its small tributaries.

Adjacent counties

Rio Arriba County - north
Mora County - northeast
San Miguel County - east
Torrance County - south
Bernalillo County - southwest
Sandoval County - west
Los Alamos County - northwest

National protected areas

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (part)
Pecos National Historical Park (part)
Santa Fe National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	14,770	—
1920	15,030	1.8%
1930	19,567	30.2%
1940	30,826	57.5%
1950	38,153	23.8%
1960	44,970	17.9%
1970	53,756	19.5%
1980	75,360	40.2%
1990	98,928	31.3%
2000	129,292	30.7%
2010	144,170	11.5%
2019 (est.)	150,358	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2016

Santa Fe Baldy

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 144,170 people, 61,963 households, and 36,183 families residing in the county. The population density was 75.5 inhabitants per square mile (29.2/km²). There were 71,267 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile (14.4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.2% white, 3.1% American Indian, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 15.1% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 50.6% of the population.

The largest ancestry groups were:

22.4% Mexican
11.2% German
11.1% Spanish
10.0% English
8.4% Irish
3.6% French
3.2% Italian
2.5% Scottish
2.3% American
2.1% Scotch-Irish
1.8% Polish
1.3% Swedish
1.3% Russian
1.2% Dutch
1.1% Norwegian

Of the 61,963 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.6% were non-families, and 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 43.0 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,696 and the median income for a family was $64,041. Males had a median income of $41,703 versus $39,215 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,188. About 10.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.