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Socorro (/ s ə ˈ k ɔːr oʊ /, sə-KOR-oh) is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census , the population was 8,707. [ 5 ]
It is the second-largest county in New Mexico by area, after Catron County. Socorro County ranges in elevation from approximately 4,528 ft (1,380 m) on the banks of the Rio Grande to 10,784 ft (3,287 m) at the top of South Baldy peak in the Magdalena Mountains. The southern portion of the Rocky Mountains extend into New Mexico and Socorro County.
East of town the two highways encounter NM 212, a spur to Fort Sumner State Monument, and NM 252 in Taiban. US 60/US 84 passes through Tolar near the De Baca– Roosevelt county line. The two routes do not stay in Roosevelt County for long, however, proceeding into Curry County west of Melrose .
There are 33 counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The New Mexico Territory was organized in September 1850. The first nine counties in the territory to be created, in 1852, were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, and Valencia Counties. Mora County was created in 1860.
Location of Socorro County in New Mexico. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Socorro County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
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State Road 107 (NM 107) is a 41.722-mile-long (67.145 km) state highway located entirely within Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. NM 107's southern terminus is at NM 1 southwest of the City of Socorro, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in the community of Magdalena.
The original route from Las Cruces to Hatch is now signed as NM 185; NM 187 south of Truth or Consequences (T or C); NM 181 north of T or C; NM 1 (the route's pre-US-85 designation) from Redrock to Socorro; NM 314 from Belen to Albuquerque; NM 313 from Albuquerque to Bernalillo; NM 14 and NM 466 through Santa Fe; and NM 445 from Maxwell to US ...