Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces is the second largest city in the American state of New Mexico. The current population is about 110,000. The city is known for its large Urban Renewal Project that tore down much of its historic Main Street area.
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| Location of Las Cruces within Doña Ana County and New Mexico Location of Las Cruces within Doña Ana County and New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′52″N 106°46′44″W / 32.31444°N 106.77889°WCoordinates: 32°18′52″N 106°46′44″W / 32.31444°N 106.77889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico |
| County | Doña Ana |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Incorporated | 1907[1]: Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist.  |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 77.03 sq mi (199.51 km2) |
| • Land | 76.93 sq mi (199.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 111,385 |
| • Density | 1,447.82/sq mi (559.00/km2) |
| • Metro | 217,552 (US: 202th) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (DST) |
| ZIP Codes | 88001, 88003-88007, 88011-88013 |
| FIPS code | 35-39380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0899715 |
| Website | www |
The main campus of New Mexico State University is in Las Cruces.
Las Cruces, New Mexico Media
- St. Genevieve Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico, dedicated on October 15, 1887.jpg
St. Genevieve Church in 1887
- The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico (1904) (14800304523).jpg
Doña Ana County courthouse, 1904
- New Mexico State University Goddard Hall (cropped).jpg
Goddard Hall was built in 1913.
- San Andres Mountains east Las Cruces (cropped).jpg
View of the San Andres Mountains
- LasCrucesNM WellsFargoTower.jpg
Wells Fargo Tower is the tallest building in downtown Las Cruces.
- Jardin de Mesquite Las Cruces New Mexico.jpg
Jardin de Mesquite Park, located at the southwest corner of Tornillo Street and Spruce Drive in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. * * The park is at the north end of the Mesquite Historic District, and contains eight large tile murals depicting the history of Las Cruces. * Constructed 2006.
- Veterans Memorial Park Las Cruces New Mexico.jpg
- Las Cruces - Our Lady of Health church - 5.jpg
Spanish Colonial Revival style Church of Our Lady of Health
- LasCrucesNM EastMesa (cropped).jpg
- LasCrucesNMEastMesa(cropped)
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