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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.
Mora County was created in 1860. Following the Gadsden Purchase of 1853–1854, the northeasternmost part of the New Mexico Territory was ceded to the new Colorado Territory in February 1861, before the western half was reorganized as the Arizona Territory in February 1863, establishing New Mexico's present-day boundaries.
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.
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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.
Jal 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 federal government sent about $43 million to aid New Mexico's water systems, while a state bill authorized funds for 66 local projects.
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]