Place:Lea, New Mexico, United States

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NameLea
Alt namesLeasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Located inNew Mexico, United States     (1917 - )
See alsoChaves, New Mexico, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Eddy, New Mexico, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Lovington Cemetery
Resthaven Cemetery
Deserted settlement
Antelope
Beauty ( 1830 - 1930 )
Borger
Causey
Cooper ( 1880 - 1970 )
Crile
Eden Valley
Eldorado
Henry
Jenkins
King
Lynch
Mexico City
Micho
Midway
Mitchell
Pioneer
Plainview
Record
Scott
Staubro ( 1880 - 1940 )
Inhabited place
Air Base City
Andrews Place
Arkansas Junction
Baird Place
Bennett
Buckeye
Caprock
Cotton Place
Crossroads
Eunice
Gladiola
Halfway
Hillburn City
Hobbs
Humble City
Jal
Jones City
Knowles
Lea
Lovington
Maljamar
McDonald
Medlin Place
Monument
Nadine
Ochoa
Oil Center
Peveler Place
Prairieview
Tatum
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lea County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,727.

Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1917 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1917 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1917 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1918 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 3,545
1930 6,144
1940 21,154
1950 30,717
1960 53,429
1970 49,554
1980 55,993
1990 55,765
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~nmlea/

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