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New Mexico's rough terrain and geographic isolation made it an attractive location for several sensitive military and scientific installations; the most famous was Los Alamos, one of the central facilities of the Manhattan Project, where the first atomic bombs were designed and manufactured.
The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to the varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge .
A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico) Image 7 Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico , 1940 (from History of New Mexico ) Image 8 The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico )
In 2023, New Mexico was producing about 1.8 million barrels per day (657 million barrels that year) of crude oil, 10 times more than it was producing in 2010, thanks to investments in new fracking ...
The 2020 census is a snapshot of New Mexico's population. Depending upon the methodology used and the time of measurement, socioeconomic statistics cited change slightly from year to year, especially in counties with small populations where, for example, the gain or loss of a major employer may result in a change in measurements of poverty ...
New Mexico and 12 other western states together account for 93% of all federally owned land in the U.S. Roughly one–third of the state, or 24.7 million of 77.8 million acres, is held by the U.S. government, the tenth-highest percentage in the country.
Oil and gas production in New Mexico, 2010–2021 A New Mexico oil field, left, with crop circles on right, taken from the ISS in 2006. New Mexico is rich in fossil fuel and alternative energy resources. Major petroleum and natural gas deposits are located in the Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico and in the San Juan Basin in the northwest.
New Mexico Park and Ride, a division of the New Mexico Department of Transportation, and the North Central Regional Transit District operate primarily weekday commuter coach/bus service to Santa Fe from Torrance, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel and Los Alamos Counties in addition to shuttle services within Santa Fe connecting major government ...