Welcome to Capitan ...The village of Capitan is located in southeast New Mexico. Capitan is located in Lincoln County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Capitan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Capitan has a population of 1,440 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Capitan is 6,640 feet [2,024 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Capitan is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Capitan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Capitan: 575 The ZIP code for Capitan: 88316<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Capitan had an population of 1,440 people. This is a decrease of 3.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Capitan had a population of 1,489 people (or 7.28% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Capitan the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Capitan represents 0.07% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,489 people, the population of Capitan increased 3.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,443 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Capitan. Communities Also Named Capitan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Capitan - they are located in California and Louisiana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capitan. Communities near Capitan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capitan.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Capitan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capitan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capitan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capitan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Capitan. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Capitan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capitan ...Looking for more information about Capitan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Capitan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Capitan. Adding Capitan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Capitan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Capitan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Capitan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Capitan. Footnotes ...
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