Grant County, New Mexico
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,185.[1] Its county seat is Silver City.[2]
The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.[3]
Grant County, New Mexico Media
Narrow-gauge railroad to the mines at Pinos Altos
- Chalcopyrite-Quartz-Sphalerite-197930.jpg
Showy specimen of chalcopyrite in quartz needles, from the old Groundhog Mine, between Bayard and the Chino mine.
- Pinos Altos Opera House2.jpg
The old Pinos Altos Opera House
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Grant County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 141.
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