Place:Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

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Place Information
Name
Los Alamos
Alternate names
Los Alamos     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Located in
New Mexico, United States     (1949 - )
See also
Sandoval, New Mexico, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Census-designated place
Los Alamos ( 1942 - )
White Rock
Inhabited place
Upper Frijoles Crossing
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Los Alamos County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population is 18,343. The county was administered exclusively by the Federal government during the Manhattan Project, but is currently an "incorporated county" as a result of its previous Federal administration. The two population centers in the county, Los Alamos, New Mexico and White Rock, New Mexico are not incorporated independently but are commonly referred to as "townsites" or "communities". Many county offices are located at the townsite of Los Alamos, New Mexico which serves as the county seat6. The county is home to Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1949 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1949 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1949 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1950 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1950 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1950 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1950 10,476
1960 13,037
1970 15,198
1980 17,599
1990 18,115
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~nmlosala/

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