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Welcome to Roosevelt County ...

Time Zone: Roosevelt County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Portales is the Seat for Roosevelt County.

Roosevelt County was founded in 1903. Roosevelt was created by taking area from Chaves and Guadalupe Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Roosevelt had a population of 18,500 people. This is a decrease of 7.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,018 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roosevelt represented 0.97% of the total population of New Mexico.

Below are some of the communities located in Roosevelt County:

  • Causey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Causey is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <2>
  • Dora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <2>
  • Elida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elida is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <2>
  • Floyd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <2>
  • Portales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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