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Lincoln County, New Mexico. / 33.74°N 105.46°W / 33.74; -105.46. Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,269. [2] Its county seat is Carrizozo, [3] while its largest community is Ruidoso .
t. e. There are 33 counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico . The New Mexico Territory was organized in September 1850. The first nine counties in the territory to be created, in 1852, were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, and Valencia Counties. Mora County was created in 1860.
CountyFips Code [2]County Seat [3]Est. [3]1852192118891981The town of Lincoln was settled in 1849 and became the county seat when Lincoln county was established in 1869; at that time Lincoln was the largest county in the United States, covering one-fourth of New Mexico. The town was the centre of the Lincoln County War (1878), fought between rival merchants for economic domination.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Many participants of the Lincoln County War lived well into the 20th Century to provide a valuable link to the historians who were starting to take an interest in this chapter of the turbulent western frontier. (1) Utley, Robert M., High Noon in Lincoln, Violence on the Western Frontier, University of New Mexico Press, 1987, p. 23.
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,269. Its county seat is Carrizozo, while its largest community is Ruidoso. Quick Facts Country, State ... Lincoln County. County. Old Lincoln County courthouse in Lincoln. Seal.
In 1869, just four years after the end of the Civil War, the county and town were renamed for the late President, Abraham Lincoln. In 1873, L.G. Murphy established a store in Lincoln known as "The House" because of it's monopoly over commerce in the county. When an enterprising young Englishman named John Tunstall arrived in Lincoln and opened ...
