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New Mexico

Held by highdesertflag under the America First flag, for $5.

“You have opinions about the border from six hundred miles away. Border state, border opinions”

highdesertflag paid $5 to put that there.

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The place

Joined 1912 · 47th state · Not yet a state in the Civil War · Mountain time

New Mexico is the oldest continuous European settlement in the country and much older than that if you count the pueblos, some of which have been lived in for a thousand years. It has three cultures layered rather than blended, Native, Hispano and Anglo, and the food is the best evidence. The official state question is whether you want red or green. Go for Chaco Canyon, which is difficult to reach and worth it, and be in Santa Fe when the chiles are roasting in September.

The official state question is 'Red or green?'

Eat

Green chile

Drink

Marble Brewery

Listen

The Shins

Bird

Greater roadrunner

Flower

Yucca

Tree

Piñon pine

Grows

Chile peppers, Pecans, Onions

National parks

  • Carlsbad Caverns
  • White Sands

The actual state · 2025

Population
2,125,498
Land area
121,313 mi²
GDP per head
$71,879
Median household
$67,838
Joined
Joined 1912
Civil War
Not yet a state

Largest cities

  • 1Albuquerque560K
  • 2Las Cruces117K
  • 3Rio Rancho113K
  • 4Santa Fe91K
  • 5Roswell47K

Race

  • White78.7%
  • Native11.6%
  • Two or more4.5%

Hispanic or Latino49.4%

Counted across all races, so it overlaps the figures above.

1 claim

  1. highdesertflag planted the America First flag in New Mexico, $5, unopposed.

    “You have opinions about the border from six hundred miles away. Border state, border opinions”

    · $5