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| Name | Socorro |
| Alt names | Socorro | source: AAA: Road Atlas (1997) p. 84 |
| Type | County |
| Located in | New Mexico, United States (1850 - ) |
| See also | Catron, New Mexico, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, New Mexico, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Otero, New Mexico, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sierra, New Mexico, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Torrance, New Mexico, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Valencia, New Mexico, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Socorro County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,866. The county seat is Socorro. Socorro was originally the name given to a Native American village (see: Puebloan peoples) by Don Juan de Oñate in 1598. Having received vitally needed food and assistance from the native population, Oñate named the pueblo Socorro ("succor" in English).
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 5,787
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| 1870 | 6,603
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| 1880 | 7,875
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| 1890 | 9,595
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| 1900 | 12,195
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| 1910 | 14,761
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| 1920 | 14,061
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| 1930 | 9,611
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| 1940 | 11,422
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| 1950 | 9,670
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| 1960 | 10,168
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| 1970 | 9,763
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| 1980 | 12,566
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| 1990 | 14,764
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External links
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