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The fairgrounds is the location for the Southern New Mexico Fair, the National FFA Organization FFA Livestock Show, the Turquoise Prorodeo Circuit Finales and more. The Fair typically has around 75 amusement rides, 110 food booths, and 300 commercial sales booths. The 55th was deferred to 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic caused 2020's cancellation.
Its county seat is Las Cruces, [2] the second-most populous municipality in New Mexico after Albuquerque, with 111,385 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. [ 3 ] The county is named for Doña Ana Robledo, who died there in 1680 while fleeing the Pueblo Revolt . [ 4 ]
Las Cruces (/ l ɑː s ˈ k r uː s ɪ s /; Spanish: [las 'kruses] "the crosses") is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County.As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385, [5] making Las Cruces the most populous city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. [6]
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Sep. 4—The New Mexico State Fair begins Thursday and continues through Sept. 15 at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque. Here are five things you should know before you visit. 1) On opening day ...
Named for its county seat of Los Alamos, New Mexico, which itself is the Spanish name for the cottonwood tree 19,444: 109 sq mi (282 km 2) Luna County: 029: Deming: 1901: Parts of Doña Ana County and Grant County. Solomon Luna (1858–1912), the largest land owner in the county at the time of its creation; itself Spanish for moon 25,316: 2,965 ...
Mar. 14—Though it's six months away, the New Mexico State Fair announced its lineup of performers — and it comes with some country heavy hitters. The NM State Fair will also feature the Pro ...
Mesilla Park is a neighborhood located on the south side of Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Residents of Mesilla founded the community through a land company in 1887, shortly after Las Cruces became the county seat of Doña Ana County. At the time, it was an independent settlement, though it was eventually annexed by Las Cruces.