Ruidoso, New Mexico

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The village of Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County.

Ruidoso is 2,070 feet [630.94 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Ruidoso, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ruidoso had a population of 7,698 people^<2> (or 39.4% of the total population of Lincoln County). The population of Ruidoso represented 0.42% of the total of New Mexico, making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Ruidoso had a population of 9,096 people. This is an increase of 18.16% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Ruidoso.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alamogordo	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	35,757	0.49% increase
	Boles Acres	SW	41 mi [66 km]	---
	Capitan	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,510	4.64% increase
	Carrizozo	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,047	1.06% increase
	Cloudcroft	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	883	17.89% increase
	La Luz	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Ruidoso.

The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Ruidoso. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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