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Welcome to Roosevelt County ...

Time Zone: Roosevelt County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Portales is the Seat for Roosevelt County.

Roosevelt County was founded in 1903. Roosevelt was created by taking area from Chaves and Guadalupe Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Roosevelt had a population of 18,501 people. This is a decrease of 6.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,846 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roosevelt represented 0.96% of the total population of New Mexico.

Below are some of the communities located in Roosevelt County:

  • Causey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
    • Causey is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <3>
  • Dora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <3>
  • Elida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Elida is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <3>
  • Floyd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
  • Portales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <3>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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