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Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico and borders Texas to the south and east. The Permian Basin, 250 mi (400 km) wide and 350 mi (560 km) long, underlies Lea County and adjacent Eddy County, as well as a large portion of West Texas. It produces 500,000 barrels of crude a day, and this number was expected to double in 2019.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 5,010 sworn police officers, about 252 for each 100,000 residents.
Lovington is a city in and the county seat of Lea County, New Mexico, United States. [4] The population was 11,009 at the 2010 census , [ 5 ] up from 9,471 in 2000. Geography
Jal (/ dʒ æ l /) is a small city located in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is New Mexico's south-easternmost city, and shares a border with Texas to the east and south. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census. [4] Jal is historically important in the natural gas industry, from the early 1900s to the present day. [5]
The Lea County Courthouse is an historic Art deco courthouse building located at 100 North Main Avenue in Lovington, New Mexico. It was designed in 1936 by architect Orville R. Walker of Lubbock and built by W. S. Moss. Until December, 1984, its second and third floors housed the county jail. [1] [2]
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, [4] increasing from 34,122 in 2010. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County.
Caprock is an unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. [1] Caprock is located on a geological formation in the high plains, approximately 47 miles (76 km) east of Roswell. U.S. Route 380 passes through the community. It was founded by Edward Crossland, who planted the cottonwoods in the area, in 1913.
State Road 83 (NM 83) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 19.9 miles (32.0 km). Its total length is approximately 19.9 miles (32.0 km). NM 83's western terminus is at U.S. Route 82 (US 82) / NM 18 in Lovington , and the eastern terminus is at NM 132 north of Hobbs .