De Baca County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- Founded
- February 28, 1917
- Named after
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
- Seat
- Fort Sumner
- Largest village
- Fort Sumner
- Total
- 2,334 sq mi (6,050 km )
- Land
- 2,323 sq mi (6,020 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,647
- Density
- 0.7310/sq mi (0.2822/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- debaca .nmgenweb .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
De Baca County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,698, making it New Mexico's second-least populous county. Its county seat is Fort Sumner. The county is named for Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, the second elected Governor of New Mexico.
Geography