List of municipalities

in New Mexico

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 km2).[2] New Mexico is
divided into 33 counties and contains 106
municipalities consisting of cities, towns,
villages and an incorporated county.[3]
New Mexico's municipalities cover only 1%
of the state's land mass but are home to
65.4% of its population.[2]

Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted

All municipalities are granted local

government powers including the
collection of property tax, funding of fire
protection and public transit, providing and
maintaining public parks, cemeteries,
hospitals, libraries, and museums, building
and zoning regulations, and the
maintenance of municipal water, sewer,
electric, natural gas and solid waste
utilities.[4] Municipalities in New Mexico
may adopt one of five forms of municipal
government including Mayor-Council,
Mayor-Council with Manager, Council-
Manager, Commission-Manager, or City-
County Council-Manager. All municipalities
over 10,000 people must elect their
representatives by district, with those
under 10,000 having option to do so.[5]
Citizens in a Mayor-Council form of
government elect a mayor (who only votes
to break a tie, and does not have veto
power), and a council of 4 to 10 councilors
or trustees. Any municipality with a
population over 1,000 with a
Mayor/Council form of government may
establish the office of manager who is not
elected and administers the hiring and
firing of municipal employees, enforces
ordinances, prepares the budget, but
cannot vote on council.[5] The manager in
a Commission/Manager municipality has
identical powers to the manager in the
Mayor/Council form of government.[5]
Mayor-Council system can be changed to
a Commission/Manager municipality by
popular vote if the population exceeds
3,000. Citizens in a Commission/Manager
municipality may also vote on initiatives,
referendums and recalls and the mayor
has the right to vote on council issues.[5]
Only one municipality, Los Alamos, is an
incorporated City-County with a Council-
Manager system through the Los Alamos
County Charter.[6] Municipalities may also
adopt a home rule charter which gives
local municipalities powers not specifically
authorized for municipalities by the state
statutes.[5] Twelve municipalities have
adopted home rule or a charter in New
Mexico.[7]
The largest municipality by population in
New Mexico is Albuquerque with 564,559
residents or approximately 26.7% of the
state population.[1] The smallest
municipality by population is Grenville with
22 residents.[1] The largest municipality by
land area is also Albuquerque which spans
187.73 sq mi (486.2 km2), while Virden is
the smallest at 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2).[2]

List of municipalities
Largest municipalities in New Mexico by
population
Skyline of Albuquerque, largest municipality
in New Mexico

Las Cruces, second largest municipality in

New Mexico
Aerial view of suburban Rio Rancho, New
Mexico's third largest municipality

Santa Fe, capital and fourth largest

municipality of New Mexico
 Downtown Roswell, New Mexico's fifth
largest municipality

State capital and county seat

County seat

§ Home rule or chartered

 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Commission–
Alamogordo City Otero 30,898 30,403 +1
Manager §

Mayor–
Albuquerque City Bernalillo 564,559 545,852 +3
Council §

Mayor–
Angel Fire Village Colfax 1,192 1,216 −2
Council

Mayor–
Anthony[a] City Doña Ana 8,693 9,360 −7
Council

Mayor–
Artesia City Eddy 12,875 11,301 +13
Council

Commission–
Aztec City San Juan 6,201 6,763 −8
Manager

Mayor–
Bayard City Grant 2,116 2,328 −9
Council

Mayor–
Belen City Council with Valencia 7,360 7,269 +1
Manager

Mayor–
Bernalillo Town Sandoval 8,977 8,320 +7
Council

Mayor–
Bloomfield City San Juan 7,421 8,112 −8
Council

Mayor–
Bosque Farms Village Valencia 4,020 3,904 +3
Council

Mayor–
Capitan Village Lincoln 1,391 1,489 −6
Council

Mayor–
Carlsbad City Council with Eddy 32,238 26,138 +23
Manager
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Carrizozo Town Lincoln 972 996 −2
Council

Mayor–
Causey Village Roosevelt 68 104 −34
Council

Mayor–
Chama Village Rio Arriba 917 1,022 −10
Council

Mayor–
Cimarron Village Colfax 792 1,021 −22
Council

Mayor–
Clayton Town Council with Union 2,643 2,980 −11
Manager

Mayor–
Cloudcroft Village Otero 750 674 +11
Council

Commission–
Clovis City Curry 38,567 37,775 +2
Manager §

Mayor–
Columbus Village Luna 1,442 1,664 −13
Council

Mayor–
Corona Village Lincoln 129 172 −25
Council

Mayor– Bernalillo
Corrales Village 8,493 8,329 +2
Council Sandoval

Mayor–
Cuba Village Sandoval 628 731 −14
Council

Mayor–
Deming City Council with Luna 14,758 14,855 −0
Manager

Mayor–
Des Moines Village Union 117 143 −18
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Dexter Town Chaves 1,074 1,266 −15
Council

Mayor–
Dora Village Roosevelt 117 133 −12
Council

Mayor–
Eagle Nest Village Colfax 315 290 +8
Council

Mayor–
Edgewood Town Santa Fe 6,174 3,735 +65
Council

Mayor–
Elephant Butte City Sierra 1,447 1,431 +1
Council

Mayor–
Elida Town Roosevelt 166 197 −15
Council

Mayor–
Encino Village Torrance 51 82 −37
Council

Mayor–
Rio Arriba
Espanola City Council with 10,526 10,224 +3
Santa Fe
Manager

Mayor–
Estancia Town Torrance 1,242 1,655 −25
Council

Mayor–
Eunice City Lea 3,056 2,562 +19
Council

Mayor–
Farmington City Council with San Juan 46,624 45,877 +1
Manager

Mayor–
Floyd Village Roosevelt 86 133 −35
Council

Mayor–
Folsom Village Union 51 56 −8
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Fort Sumner Village De Baca 889 1,031 −13
Council

Mayor–
Gallup City Council with McKinley 21,899 21,678 +1
Manager §

Mayor–
Grady Village Curry 86 107 −19
Council

Mayor–
Grants City Council with Cibola 9,163 9,182 −0
Manager §

Mayor–
Grenville Village Union 22 38 −42
Council

Mayor–
Hagerman Town Chaves 975 1,257 −22
Council

Mayor–
Hatch Village Doña Ana 1,539 1,648 −6
Council

Commission–
Hobbs City Lea 40,508 34,122 +18
Manager §

Mayor–
Hope Village Eddy 113 105 +7
Council

Mayor–
House Village Quay 56 68 −17
Council

Mayor–
Hurley Town Grant 1,256 1,297 −3
Council

Mayor–
Jal City Lea 2,202 2,047 +7
Council

Mayor–
Jemez Springs Village Sandoval 198 250 −20
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Kirtland[b] Town San Juan 585[11]
Council

Mayor–
Lake Arthur Town Chaves 378 436 −13
Council

Council–
Las Cruces City Doña Ana 111,385 97,618 +14
Manager §

Mayor–
Las Vegas City Council with San Miguel 13,166 13,753 −4
Manager §

Mayor–
Logan Village Quay 970 1,042 −6
Council

Mayor–
Lordsburg City Hidalgo 2,335 2,797 −16
Council

City–County
Los Alamos County (Council– Los Alamos 19,419 17,950 +8
Manager) §

Mayor–
Los Lunas Village Valencia 17,242 14,835 +16
Council

Los Ranchos de Mayor–

Village Bernalillo 5,874 6,024 −2
Albuquerque Council

Mayor–
Loving Village Eddy 1,390 1,413 −1
Council

Commission–
Lovington City Lea 11,668 11,009 +6
Manager

Mayor–
Magdalena Village Socorro 806 938 −14
Council

Mayor–
Maxwell Village Colfax 224 254 −11
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Melrose Village Curry 622 651 −4
Council

Mayor–
Mesilla Town Doña Ana 1,797 2,196 −18
Council

Mayor–
Milan Village Cibola 2,456 3,245 −24
Council

Mayor–
Moriarty City Torrance 1,946 1,910 +1
Council

Mayor– Harding
Mosquero Village 98 93 +5
Council San Miguel

Mayor–
Mountainair Town Torrance 884 928 −4
Council

Mayor–
Pecos Village San Miguel 1,392 1,392 0.
Council

Mayor–
Peralta[c] Town Valencia 3,342 3,660 −8
Council

Mayor–
Portales City Council with Roosevelt 12,137 12,280 −1
Manager

Mayor–
Questa Village Taos 1,742 1,770 −1
Council

Commission–
Raton City Colfax 6,041 6,885 −12
Manager

Mayor–
Red River Town Taos 542 477 +13
Council

Mayor–
Reserve Village Catron 293 289 +1
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Rio Mayor–
City Valencia 4,926
Communities[d][15] Council

Mayor–
Bernalillo
Rio Rancho City Council with 104,026 87,521 +18
Sandoval
Manager §

Mayor–
Roswell City Council with Chaves 48,422 48,366 +0
Manager

Mayor–
Roy Village Harding 193 234 −17
Council

Mayor–
Ruidoso Village Council with Lincoln 7,679 8,029 −4
Manager

Mayor–
Ruidoso Downs City Lincoln 2,620 2,815 −6
Council

Mayor–
San Jon Village Quay 195 216 −9
Council

Mayor–
San Ysidro Village Sandoval 166 193 −14
Council

Mayor–
Santa Clara Village Grant 1,637 1,686 −2
Council

Mayor–
Santa Fe City Council with Santa Fe 87,505 67,947 +28
Manager §

Mayor–
Santa Rosa City Guadalupe 2,850 2,848 +0
Council

Mayor–
Silver City Town Council with Grant 9,704 10,315 −5
Manager §
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Socorro City Socorro 8,707 9,051 −3
Council

Mayor–
Springer Town Colfax 931 1,047 −11
Council

Mayor–
Sunland Park City Doña Ana 16,702 14,106 +18
Council

Mayor–
Taos Town Council with Taos 6,474 5,716 +13
Manager

Mayor–
Taos Ski Valley Village Taos 77 69 +11
Council

Mayor–
Tatum Town Lea 706 798 −11
Council

Mayor–
Texico City Curry 956 1,130 −15
Council

Mayor–
Tijeras Village Bernalillo 465 541 −14
Council

Truth or Commission–
City Sierra 6,052 6,475 −6
Consequences Manager

Commission–
Tucumcari City Quay 5,278 5,363 −1
Manager

Mayor–
Tularosa Village Otero 2,553 2,842 −10
Council

Mayor–
Vaughn Town Guadalupe 286 446 −35
Council

Mayor–
Virden Village Hidalgo 126 152 −17
Council
 Government Population Population
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Chan
type[7] (2020)[1] (2010)[2]

Mayor–
Wagon Mound Village Mora 266 314 −15
Council

Mayor–
Willard Village Torrance 201 253 −20
Council

Mayor–
Williamsburg Village Sierra 462 449 +2
Council

Total
– – – 1,446,366 1,347,159 +7.4
municipalities

New Mexico – – – 2,117,522 2,059,179 +2.8

See also
List of census-designated places in New
Mexico

Notes
a. The city incorporated on July 1, 2010, and
is thus not represented in the 2010 Census
as a city, but only as a census designated
place. The populations and area for the
 Anthony CDP is included here, but not in the
totals.[9]
b. The town incorporated on January 6, 2015,
and is thus not represented in the 2010
Census.[10]
c. The town incorporated on July 1, 2007, and
is thus not represented in the 2010
Census.[13]
d. The city incorporated May 16, 2013, and is
thus not represented in the 2010
Census.[14]

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