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Lea County

county in New Mexico, United States
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Lea County

Summary

Lea County is a county of New Mexico[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_mexico category, ranking #15 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lea County is located in New Mexico[3].
  • Lea County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lea County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico[5].
  • Lea County's capital is recorded as Lovington[6].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Andrews County[7].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Loving County[8].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Cochran County[9].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Gaines County[10].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Yoakum County[11].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Winkler County[12].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Eddy County[13].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Roosevelt County[14].
  • Lea County's shares border with is recorded as Chaves County[15].
  • Lea County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lovington[16].
  • Lea County's Commons category is recorded as Lea County, New Mexico[17].
  • March 17, 1917 marks the founding of Lea County[18].
  • Lea County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.8, 'longitude': -103.42}[19].
  • Lea County's significant event is recorded as 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak[20].
  • Lea County's official website is recorded as http://www.leacounty.net[21].
  • Lea County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lea County, New Mexico[22].
  • Lea County has a population of {'amount': '+64727'}[23].
  • Lea County has a population of {'amount': '+64652'}[24].
  • Lea County has a population of {'amount': '+65045'}[25].
  • Lea County has a population of {'amount': '+66165'}[26].
  • Lea County has a population of {'amount': '+68062'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lea County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New Mexico[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lea County covers an area of {'amount': '+11380'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+64727'}[23], {'amount': '+64652'}[24], {'amount': '+65045'}[25], {'amount': '+66165'}[26], {'amount': '+68062'}[27], and {'amount': '+71180'}[29].

Designation and Status

Lea County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico[5].

History and Context

March 17, 1917 marks the founding of Lea County[18].

Why It Matters

Lea County draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_mexico category, ranking #15 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

New Mexico United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Lea County, New Mex
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  2. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806727
    Obo gazetteer id → 22223830
    Umls cui → C3829309
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  3. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Nci thesaurus id → C109496
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