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Welcome to Torrance County ...

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

The community of Estancia is the Seat for Torrance County.

Torrance County was founded in 1903. Torrance was created by taking area from Bernalillo and Valencia Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Torrance had a population of 15,461 people. This is a decrease of 5.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,404 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Torrance represented 0.8% of the total population of New Mexico.

Below are some of the communities located in Torrance County:

  • Encino
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
    • Encino is located in Torrance County (NM)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encino <2>
  • Estancia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Estancia is located in Torrance County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,561 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estancia <2>
  • Moriarty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Moriarty is located in Torrance County (NM)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <2>
  • Mountainair
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Willard is located in Torrance County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <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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