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Gallup is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 21,899 as of the 2020 census. [6] A substantial percentage of its population is Native American , with residents from the Navajo , Hopi , and Zuni tribes.
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] New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, villages and an incorporated county. [3]
McKinley County is a county in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 72,902. [1] Its county seat is Gallup. [2] The county was created in 1901 and named for President William McKinley. [3] McKinley County is Gallup's micropolitan statistical area.
Currently, there are 10 home rule municipalities in New Mexico (Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Clovis, Gallup, Grants, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe), as well as two chartered cities (Las Vegas and Silver City). [6]
The McKinley County Courthouse in Gallup, New Mexico, was built in 1938–39. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It was designed by El Paso, Texas, architects Trost & Trost. Its interior includes major works of WPA art. [2]
The government of New Mexico is the governmental structure of the state of New Mexico as established by the Constitution of New Mexico. The executive is composed of the governor, several other statewide elected officials and the governor's cabinet. The New Mexico Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in New Mexico. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM CSA , comprising the area around New Mexico's largest city of Albuquerque as well as its capital, Santa Fe .
The New Mexico State Capitol is the seat of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico, located in its capital city of Santa Fe. It houses both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature and the offices of the Governor , Lieutenant Governor , and Secretary of State .