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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. [1] The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan ...
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Los Alamos, county, north central New Mexico, U.S. It is a scenic area in the Jemez range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe National Forest covers the county. The first white settlers arrived in the 1880s, and the county, named for its seat, was established out of parts of Santa Fe and Sandoval counties in 1949; in 1969 the Los ...
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Sep 22, 2020 · LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Nearly 80 years ago, scientists flocked to a remote site in the mountains of northern New Mexico, moving into rapidly built government housing and charged with developing a ...
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Los Alamos is located in northern New Mexico between the Rio Grande and the eastern rim of the Valles Caldera on the Pajarito Plateau, approximately 35 mi (56 km) to the northwest of Santa Fe. The elevation at the post office is 7,320 feet (2,230 m) and total land area is 11.14 square miles (28.9 km 2 ).
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Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning "The Cottonwoods" or "The Poplars") is a town in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States. The town is located on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and has a population of 13,179.
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Los Alamos County (English: The Poplars or Cottonwoods) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is by far the smallest county in New Mexico. Its area is 109 square miles (283 km 2 ). As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,419.
Los Alamos Visitor Center. 1.800.444.0707 505.662.8105 Discover Los Alamos. Los Alamos Visitor Center 475 20th St. Suite A Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544. HOURS Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am – 4:00pm Sunday: 10:00am – 3:00pm *Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day*
