Name |
Type[2] |
Government type[7] |
County(ies)[2] |
Population (2020)[1] |
Population (2010)[2] |
Change |
Land area (2020)[8] |
Population density |
sq mi |
km2 |
Alamogordo† | City | Commission–Manager § | Otero | 30,898 |
30,403 |
+1.6% | 21.39 |
55.4 | 1,444.5/sq mi (557.7/km2) |
Albuquerque† | City | Mayor–Council § | Bernalillo | 564,559 |
545,852 |
+3.4% | 187.27 |
485.0 | 3,014.7/sq mi (1,164.0/km2) |
Angel Fire | Village | Mayor–Council | Colfax | 1,192 |
1,216 |
−2.0% | 28.81 |
74.6 | 41.4/sq mi (16.0/km2) |
Anthony[lower-alpha 1] | City | Mayor–Council | Doña Ana | 8,693 |
9,360 |
−7.1% | 2.70 |
7.0 | 3,219.6/sq mi (1,243.1/km2) |
Artesia | City | Mayor–Council | Eddy | 12,875 |
11,301 |
+13.9% | 11.33 |
29.3 | 1,136.4/sq mi (438.8/km2) |
Aztec† | City | Commission–Manager | San Juan | 6,201 |
6,763 |
−8.3% | 17.06 |
44.2 | 363.5/sq mi (140.3/km2) |
Bayard | City | Mayor–Council | Grant | 2,116 |
2,328 |
−9.1% | 0.95 |
2.5 | 2,227.4/sq mi (860.0/km2) |
Belen | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Valencia | 7,360 |
7,269 |
+1.3% | 18.96 |
49.1 | 388.2/sq mi (149.9/km2) |
Bernalillo† | Town | Mayor–Council | Sandoval | 8,977 |
8,320 |
+7.9% | 4.89 |
12.7 | 1,835.8/sq mi (708.8/km2) |
Bloomfield | City | Mayor–Council | San Juan | 7,421 |
8,112 |
−8.5% | 18.55 |
48.0 | 400.1/sq mi (154.5/km2) |
Bosque Farms | Village | Mayor–Council | Valencia | 4,020 |
3,904 |
+3.0% | 3.94 |
10.2 | 1,020.3/sq mi (393.9/km2) |
Capitan | Village | Mayor–Council | Lincoln | 1,391 |
1,489 |
−6.6% | 3.26 |
8.4 | 405.2/sq mi (156.5/km2) |
Carlsbad† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Eddy | 32,238 |
26,138 |
+23.3% | 31.52 |
81.6 | 1,022.8/sq mi (394.9/km2) |
Carrizozo† | Town | Mayor–Council | Lincoln | 972 |
996 |
−2.4% | 8.36 |
21.7 | 116.3/sq mi (44.9/km2) |
Causey | Village | Mayor–Council | Roosevelt | 68 |
104 |
−34.6% | 3.75 |
9.7 | 18.1/sq mi (7.0/km2) |
Chama | Village | Mayor–Council | Rio Arriba | 917 |
1,022 |
−10.3% | 2.59 |
6.7 | 354.1/sq mi (136.7/km2) |
Cimarron | Village | Mayor–Council | Colfax | 792 |
1,021 |
−22.4% | 2.12 |
5.5 | 373.6/sq mi (144.2/km2) |
Clayton† | Town | Mayor–Council with Manager | Union | 2,643 |
2,980 |
−11.3% | 7.77 |
20.1 | 340.2/sq mi (131.3/km2) |
Cloudcroft | Village | Mayor–Council | Otero | 750 |
674 |
+11.3% | 1.64 |
4.2 | 457.3/sq mi (176.6/km2) |
Clovis† | City | Commission–Manager § | Curry | 38,567 |
37,775 |
+2.1% | 23.63 |
61.2 | 1,632.1/sq mi (630.2/km2) |
Columbus | Village | Mayor–Council | Luna | 1,442 |
1,664 |
−13.3% | 4.67 |
12.1 | 308.8/sq mi (119.2/km2) |
Corona | Village | Mayor–Council | Lincoln | 129 |
172 |
−25.0% | 1.03 |
2.7 | 125.2/sq mi (48.4/km2) |
Corrales | Village | Mayor–Council | Sandoval | 8,493 |
8,329 |
+2.0% | 10.79 |
27.9 | 787.1/sq mi (303.9/km2) |
Cuba | Village | Mayor–Council | Sandoval | 628 |
731 |
−14.1% | 3.26 |
8.4 | 192.6/sq mi (74.4/km2) |
Deming† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Luna | 14,758 |
14,855 |
−0.7% | 16.72 |
43.3 | 882.7/sq mi (340.8/km2) |
Des Moines | Village | Mayor–Council | Union | 117 |
143 |
−18.2% | 0.87 |
2.3 | 134.5/sq mi (51.9/km2) |
Dexter | Town | Mayor–Council | Chaves | 1,074 |
1,266 |
−15.2% | 0.73 |
1.9 | 1,471.2/sq mi (568.0/km2) |
Dora | Village | Mayor–Council | Roosevelt | 117 |
133 |
−12.0% | 2.63 |
6.8 | 44.5/sq mi (17.2/km2) |
Eagle Nest | Village | Mayor–Council | Colfax | 315 |
290 |
+8.6% | 4.48 |
11.6 | 70.3/sq mi (27.1/km2) |
Edgewood | Town | Commission-Manager | Santa Fe | 6,174 |
3,735 |
+65.3% | 56.80 |
147.1 | 108.7/sq mi (42.0/km2) |
Elephant Butte | City | Mayor–Council | Sierra | 1,447 |
1,431 |
+1.1% | 4.18 |
10.8 | 346.2/sq mi (133.7/km2) |
Elida | Town | Mayor–Council | Roosevelt | 166 |
197 |
−15.7% | 1.02 |
2.6 | 162.7/sq mi (62.8/km2) |
Encino | Village | Mayor–Council | Torrance | 51 |
82 |
−37.8% | 1.99 |
5.2 | 25.6/sq mi (9.9/km2) |
Espanola | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Rio Arriba Santa Fe | 10,526 |
10,224 |
+3.0% | 8.22 |
21.3 | 1,280.5/sq mi (494.4/km2) |
Estancia† | Town | Mayor–Council | Torrance | 1,242 |
1,655 |
−25.0% | 6.17 |
16.0 | 201.3/sq mi (77.7/km2) |
Eunice | City | Mayor–Council | Lea | 3,056 |
2,562 |
+19.3% | 4.09 |
10.6 | 747.2/sq mi (288.5/km2) |
Farmington | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | San Juan | 46,624 |
45,877 |
+1.6% | 34.46 |
89.3 | 1,353.0/sq mi (522.4/km2) |
Floyd | Village | Mayor–Council | Roosevelt | 86 |
133 |
−35.3% | 3.05 |
7.9 | 28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2) |
Folsom | Village | Mayor–Council | Union | 51 |
56 |
−8.9% | 0.65 |
1.7 | 78.5/sq mi (30.3/km2) |
Fort Sumner† | Village | Mayor–Council | De Baca | 889 |
1,031 |
−13.8% | 3.32 |
8.6 | 267.8/sq mi (103.4/km2) |
Gallup† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager § | McKinley | 21,899 |
21,678 |
+1.0% | 20.19 |
52.3 | 1,084.6/sq mi (418.8/km2) |
Grady | Village | Mayor–Council | Curry | 86 |
107 |
−19.6% | 0.27 |
0.70 | 318.5/sq mi (123.0/km2) |
Grants† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager § | Cibola | 9,163 |
9,182 |
−0.2% | 14.91 |
38.6 | 614.6/sq mi (237.3/km2) |
Grenville | Village | Mayor–Council | Union | 22 |
38 |
−42.1% | 0.38 |
0.98 | 57.9/sq mi (22.4/km2) |
Hagerman | Town | Mayor–Council | Chaves | 975 |
1,257 |
−22.4% | 1.36 |
3.5 | 716.9/sq mi (276.8/km2) |
Hatch | Village | Mayor–Council | Doña Ana | 1,539 |
1,648 |
−6.6% | 3.01 |
7.8 | 511.3/sq mi (197.4/km2) |
Hobbs | City | Commission–Manager § | Lea | 40,508 |
34,122 |
+18.7% | 26.40 |
68.4 | 1,534.4/sq mi (592.4/km2) |
Hope | Village | Mayor–Council | Eddy | 113 |
105 |
+7.6% | 1.22 |
3.2 | 92.6/sq mi (35.8/km2) |
House | Village | Mayor–Council | Quay | 56 |
68 |
−17.6% | 0.91 |
2.4 | 61.5/sq mi (23.8/km2) |
Hurley | Town | Mayor–Council | Grant | 1,256 |
1,297 |
−3.2% | 1.02 |
2.6 | 1,231.4/sq mi (475.4/km2) |
Jal | City | Mayor–Council | Lea | 2,202 |
2,047 |
+7.6% | 4.82 |
12.5 | 456.8/sq mi (176.4/km2) |
Jemez Springs | Village | Mayor–Council | Sandoval | 198 |
250 |
−20.8% | 4.80 |
12.4 | 41.3/sq mi (15.9/km2) |
Kirtland[lower-alpha 2] |
Town |
Mayor–Council |
San Juan |
585[11] |
|
|
1.7 |
4.4[12] |
344.1/sq mi (132.9/km2) |
Lake Arthur | Town | Mayor–Council | Chaves | 378 |
436 |
−13.3% | 0.53 |
1.4 | 713.2/sq mi (275.4/km2) |
Las Cruces† | City | Council–Manager § | Doña Ana | 111,385 |
97,618 |
+14.1% | 76.93 |
199.2 | 1,447.9/sq mi (559.0/km2) |
Las Vegas† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager § | San Miguel | 13,166 |
13,753 |
−4.3% | 7.82 |
20.3 | 1,683.6/sq mi (650.1/km2) |
Logan | Village | Mayor–Council | Quay | 970 |
1,042 |
−6.9% | 10.60 |
27.5 | 91.5/sq mi (35.3/km2) |
Lordsburg† | City | Mayor–Council | Hidalgo | 2,335 |
2,797 |
−16.5% | 8.43 |
21.8 | 277.0/sq mi (106.9/km2) |
Los Alamos |
County |
City–County (Council–Manager) § |
Los Alamos |
19,419 |
17,950 |
+8.2% | 109.17 |
282.7 | 177.9/sq mi (68.7/km2) |
Los Lunas† | Village | Mayor–Council | Valencia | 17,242 |
14,835 |
+16.2% | 18.73 |
48.5 | 920.6/sq mi (355.4/km2) |
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | Village | Mayor–Council | Bernalillo | 5,874 |
6,024 |
−2.5% | 4.45 |
11.5 | 1,320.0/sq mi (509.7/km2) |
Loving | Village | Mayor–Council | Eddy | 1,390 |
1,413 |
−1.6% | 1.21 |
3.1 | 1,148.8/sq mi (443.5/km2) |
Lovington† | City | Commission–Manager | Lea | 11,668 |
11,009 |
+6.0% | 11.20 |
29.0 | 1,041.8/sq mi (402.2/km2) |
Magdalena | Village | Mayor–Council | Socorro | 806 |
938 |
−14.1% | 6.22 |
16.1 | 129.6/sq mi (50.0/km2) |
Maxwell | Village | Mayor–Council | Colfax | 224 |
254 |
−11.8% | 0.47 |
1.2 | 476.6/sq mi (184.0/km2) |
Melrose | Village | Mayor–Council | Curry | 622 |
651 |
−4.5% | 1.69 |
4.4 | 368.0/sq mi (142.1/km2) |
Mesilla | Town | Mayor–Council | Doña Ana | 1,797 |
2,196 |
−18.2% | 5.68 |
14.7 | 316.4/sq mi (122.2/km2) |
Milan | Village | Mayor–Council | Cibola | 2,456 |
3,245 |
−24.3% | 4.34 |
11.2 | 565.9/sq mi (218.5/km2) |
Moriarty | City | Mayor–Council | Torrance | 1,946 |
1,910 |
+1.9% | 6.94 |
18.0 | 280.4/sq mi (108.3/km2) |
Mosquero† | Village | Mayor–Council | Harding San Miguel | 98 |
93 |
+5.4% | 1.00 |
2.6 | 98.0/sq mi (37.8/km2) |
Mountainair | Town | Mayor–Council | Torrance | 884 |
928 |
−4.7% | 1.58 |
4.1 | 559.5/sq mi (216.0/km2) |
Pecos | Village | Mayor–Council | San Miguel | 1,392 |
1,392 |
0.0% | 1.78 |
4.6 | 782.0/sq mi (301.9/km2) |
Peralta[lower-alpha 3] |
Town |
Mayor–Council |
Valencia |
3,342 |
3,660 |
−8.7% |
4.44 |
11.5 |
752.7/sq mi (290.6/km2) |
Portales† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Roosevelt | 12,137 |
12,280 |
−1.2% | 7.95 |
20.6 | 1,526.7/sq mi (589.4/km2) |
Questa | Village | Mayor–Council | Taos | 1,742 |
1,770 |
−1.6% | 5.11 |
13.2 | 340.9/sq mi (131.6/km2) |
Raton† | City | Commission–Manager | Colfax | 6,041 |
6,885 |
−12.3% | 7.96 |
20.6 | 758.9/sq mi (293.0/km2) |
Red River | Town | Mayor–Council | Taos | 542 |
477 |
+13.6% | 1.02 |
2.6 | 531.4/sq mi (205.2/km2) |
Reserve† | Village | Mayor–Council | Catron | 293 |
289 |
+1.4% | 0.56 |
1.5 | 523.2/sq mi (202.0/km2) |
Rio Communities[lower-alpha 4][15] |
City |
Mayor–Council |
Valencia |
4,926 |
|
|
7.7 |
20= |
639.7/sq mi (247.0/km2) |
Rio Rancho | City | Mayor–Council with Manager § | Bernalillo Sandoval | 104,026 |
87,521 |
+18.9% | 103.36 |
267.7 | 1,006.4/sq mi (388.6/km2) |
Roswell† | City | Mayor–Council with Manager | Chaves | 48,422 |
48,366 |
+0.1% | 29.72 |
77.0 | 1,629.3/sq mi (629.1/km2) |
Roy | Village | Mayor–Council | Harding | 193 |
234 |
−17.5% | 2.04 |
5.3 | 94.6/sq mi (36.5/km2) |
Ruidoso | Village | Mayor–Council with Manager | Lincoln | 7,679 |
8,029 |
−4.4% | 16.13 |
41.8 | 476.1/sq mi (183.8/km2) |
Ruidoso Downs | City | Mayor–Council | Lincoln | 2,620 |
2,815 |
−6.9% | 3.79 |
9.8 | 691.3/sq mi (266.9/km2) |
San Jon | Village | Mayor–Council | Quay | 195 |
216 |
−9.7% | 2.93 |
7.6 | 66.6/sq mi (25.7/km2) |
San Ysidro | Village | Mayor–Council | Sandoval | 166 |
193 |
−14.0% | 2.34 |
6.1 | 70.9/sq mi (27.4/km2) |
Santa Clara | Village | Mayor–Council | Grant | 1,637 |
1,686 |
−2.9% | 1.99 |
5.2 | 822.6/sq mi (317.6/km2) |
Santa Fe‡ | City | Mayor–Council with Manager § | Santa Fe | 87,505 |
67,947 |
+28.8% | 52.23 |
135.3 | 1,675.4/sq mi (646.9/km2) |
Santa Rosa† | City | Mayor–Council | Guadalupe | 2,850 |
2,848 |
+0.1% | 5.00 |
12.9 | 570.0/sq mi (220.1/km2) |
Silver City† | Town | Mayor–Council with Manager § | Grant | 9,704 |
10,315 |
−5.9% | 10.12 |
26.2 | 958.9/sq mi (370.2/km2) |
Socorro† | City | Mayor–Council | Socorro | 8,707 |
9,051 |
−3.8% | 14.45 |
37.4 | 602.6/sq mi (232.6/km2) |
Springer | Town | Mayor–Council | Colfax | 931 |
1,047 |
−11.1% | 2.20 |
5.7 | 423.2/sq mi (163.4/km2) |
Sunland Park | City | Mayor–Council | Doña Ana | 16,702 |
14,106 |
+18.4% | 13.58 |
35.2 | 1,229.9/sq mi (474.9/km2) |
Taos† | Town | Mayor–Council with Manager | Taos | 6,474 |
5,716 |
+13.3% | 6.02 |
15.6 | 1,075.4/sq mi (415.2/km2) |
Taos Ski Valley | Village | Mayor–Council | Taos | 77 |
69 |
+11.6% | 2.85 |
7.4 | 27.0/sq mi (10.4/km2) |
Tatum | Town | Mayor–Council | Lea | 706 |
798 |
−11.5% | 1.59 |
4.1 | 444.0/sq mi (171.4/km2) |
Texico | City | Mayor–Council | Curry | 956 |
1,130 |
−15.4% | 0.83 |
2.1 | 1,151.8/sq mi (444.7/km2) |
Tijeras | Village | Mayor–Council | Bernalillo | 465 |
541 |
−14.0% | 1.13 |
2.9 | 411.5/sq mi (158.9/km2) |
Truth or Consequences† | City | Commission–Manager | Sierra | 6,052 |
6,475 |
−6.5% | 28.00 |
72.5 | 216.1/sq mi (83.5/km2) |
Tucumcari† | City | Commission–Manager | Quay | 5,278 |
5,363 |
−1.6% | 9.51 |
24.6 | 555.0/sq mi (214.3/km2) |
Tularosa | Village | Mayor–Council | Otero | 2,553 |
2,842 |
−10.2% | 2.82 |
7.3 | 905.3/sq mi (349.5/km2) |
Vaughn | Town | Mayor–Council | Guadalupe | 286 |
446 |
−35.9% | 5.60 |
14.5 | 51.1/sq mi (19.7/km2) |
Virden | Village | Mayor–Council | Hidalgo | 126 |
152 |
−17.1% | 0.21 |
0.54 | 600.0/sq mi (231.7/km2) |
Wagon Mound | Village | Mayor–Council | Mora | 266 |
314 |
−15.3% | 1.01 |
2.6 | 263.4/sq mi (101.7/km2) |
Willard | Village | Mayor–Council | Torrance | 201 |
253 |
−20.6% | 0.92 |
2.4 | 218.5/sq mi (84.4/km2) |
Williamsburg | Village | Mayor–Council | Sierra | 462 |
449 |
+2.9% | 0.49 |
1.3 | 942.9/sq mi (364.0/km2) |
Total municipalities |
– |
– |
– |
1,446,366 |
1,347,159 |
+7.4% |
1,275.58 |
3,303.7 |
1,133.9/sq mi (437.8/km2) |
New Mexico |
– |
– |
– |
2,117,522 |
2,059,179 |
+2.8%[16] |
121,298.15 |
314,160.8 |
17.5/sq mi (6.7/km2) |