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Facts about Grant County
| County | Grant |
| State | New Mexico |
| Country | USA |
| Population – 2015 | 28,609 |
Founded on February 24, 1909, Grant County is located in central Washington. The county seat is Ephrata and its largest city is Moses Lake. The county is named for US President Ulysses S. Grant. It covers an area of 2,791 square miles. The Grand Coulee Dam in the county is the largest electric power-producing dam in the United States.
The Gorge Amphitheatre, Dry Falls, Moses Lake Museum & Art Center (MAC), Grant County Historical Museum, and Summer Falls State Park are popular destinations in the county. Interstate 90, US 2, SR 17, and SR 28 are major corridors in Grant County. Grant County International Airport (MWH) is used as a major jet training and testing facility. Amtrak’s Empire Builder train makes a stop at Ephrata station.
List of Counties in New Mexico |
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| County Name | County Seat/Capital | State | 2010 pop. | Area-km | Area-mi |
| Bernalillo | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 6,62,564 | 3,007 | 1,161 |
| Catron | Reserve | New Mexico | 3,725 | 17,932 | 6,924 |
| Chaves | Roswell | New Mexico | 65,645 | 15,709 | 6,065 |
| Cibola | Grants | New Mexico | 27,213 | 11,757 | 4,539 |
| Colfax | Raton | New Mexico | 13,750 | 9,733 | 3,758 |
| Curry | Clovis | New Mexico | 48,376 | 3,638 | 1,405 |
| De Baca | Fort Sumner | New Mexico | 2,022 | 6,016 | 2,323 |
| Doña Ana | Las Cruces | New Mexico | 2,09,233 | 9,861 | 3,808 |
| Eddy | Carlsbad | New Mexico | 53,829 | 10,815 | 4,176 |
| Grant | Silver City | New Mexico | 29,514 | 10,261 | 3,962 |
| Guadalupe | Santa Rosa | New Mexico | 4,687 | 7,849 | 3,030 |
| Harding | Mosquero | New Mexico | 695 | 5,505 | 2,125 |
| Hidalgo | Lordsburg | New Mexico | 4,894 | 8,901 | 3,437 |
| Lea | Lovington | New Mexico | 64,727 | 11,372 | 4,391 |
| Lincoln | Carrizozo | New Mexico | 20,497 | 12,512 | 4,831 |
| Los Alamos | Los Alamos | New Mexico | 17,950 | 283 | 109 |
| Luna | Deming | New Mexico | 25,095 | 7,680 | 2,965 |
| McKinley | Gallup | New Mexico | 71,492 | 14,115 | 5,450 |
| Mora | Mora | New Mexico | 4,881 | 5,002 | 1,931 |
| Otero | Alamogordo | New Mexico | 63,797 | 17,128 | 6,613 |
| Quay | Tucumcari | New Mexico | 9,041 | 7,445 | 2,874 |
| Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | New Mexico | 40,246 | 15,179 | 5,861 |
| Roosevelt | Portales | New Mexico | 19,846 | 6,339 | 2,447 |
| Sandoval | Bernalillo | New Mexico | 1,31,561 | 9,611 | 3,711 |
| San Juan | Aztec | New Mexico | 1,30,044 | 14,279 | 5,513 |
| San Miguel | Las Vegas | New Mexico | 29,393 | 12,214 | 4,716 |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe | New Mexico | 1,44,170 | 4,945 | 1,909 |
| Sierra | Truth or Consequences | New Mexico | 11,988 | 10,823 | 4,179 |
| Socorro | Socorro | New Mexico | 17,866 | 17,215 | 6,647 |
| Taos | Taos | New Mexico | 32,937 | 5,706 | 2,203 |
| Torrance | Estancia | New Mexico | 16,383 | 8,663 | 3,345 |
| Union | Clayton | New Mexico | 4,549 | 9,903 | 3,824 |
| Valencia | Los Lunas | New Mexico | 76,569 | 2,761 | 1,066 |
