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Tucumcari (/ ˈ t uː k ə m ˌ k ær iː /; TOO-cum-carry) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. [5] The population was 5,278 at the 2020 census . [ 6 ] Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established.
The town of Tucumcari was founded in 1901 and, in 1908, took its name—both in real life and in legend—from the mountain. [10] Residents of the town of Tucumcari have painted a hillside letter T on the mountain. A cartoon version of this mountain appears in Cars with 'RS' (for Radiator Springs) substituted for Tucumcari's 'T'. [11]
Quay County (/ ˈ k w eɪ /) is a county in the state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 8,746. [2] Its county seat is Tucumcari. [3] The county was named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported statehood for New Mexico. [4] Its eastern border is the Texas state line, approximately 103.04 degrees west ...
Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted. New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with 2,117,522 inhabitants [1] but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning 121,298.15 square miles (314,160.8 km 2). [2]
Location of Quay County in New Mexico. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Quay County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The Bell Ranch is a historic ranch in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America. Owned by John Malone since 2010, it is one of the largest privately owned ranches in the United States. [2] As of 2021, Malone is the second largest land owner in the country with 2.2 million acres. [3]
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New Mexico was central to the early–20th century conservation movement, with Gila Wilderness being designated the world's first wilderness area in 1924. [28] The state also hosts nine of the country's 84 national monuments , the most of any state after Arizona; these include the second oldest monument, El Morro , which was created in 1906 ...