Roosevelt County | |
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![]() Roosevelt County Courthouse in Portales | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico | |
![]() New Mexico's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 34°01′N 103°29′W / 34.02°N 103.48°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | February 28, 1903 |
Named for | Theodore Roosevelt |
Seat | Portales |
Largest city | Portales |
Area | |
• Total | 2,455 sq mi (6,360 km2) |
• Land | 2,447 sq mi (6,340 km2) |
• Water | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,191 ![]() |
• Density | 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd |
Website | www |
Roosevelt County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,191.[1] Its county seat is Portales.[2] The county was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe counties and named for the then-current President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The county's eastern border is the Texas state line. Roosevelt County comprises the Portales, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Clovis–Portales, NM Combined Statistical Area.