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- Los Alamos County (English: "The Poplars" or "Cottonwoods"; Spanish: Condado de Los Álamos) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,419.
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Jan 24, 2024 · The Los Alamos County Council has passed the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the county government, totaling $377,473,225, with a 6-1 vote; Councilor David Reagor was the lone dissenting vote. The approved budget incorporates financial documents and projections.
The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan Project, but it now has equal status to New Mexico's other counties. The county has two census-designated places: Los Alamos and White Rock.
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Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning The Cottonwoods) is a census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as one of the development and creation places of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico is a place of ancient village sites, spectacular scenery, diverse wildlife, uncommon high-altitude recreational opportunities, small-town friendliness, world-class cultural activities, fascinating history, and world-changing technology development.
Los Alamos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,419. The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan Project, but it now has equal status to New Mexico's other counties.
In land area Los Alamos is the smallest county in New Mexico. The U.S. government owns more than 90 percent of the land, on which nuclear research facilities are located, and nearly 65 percent of the jobs in the county are with the federal government.
