Profile for Lea County, New Mexico, NM

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Census & demographics

• Lea County population
• Ancestry of people in Lea County
• Housing
• Income
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• Religious membership by denomination, in Lea County
• Residence in 1995
• School enrollment & education levels
• Transportation & commute times
• Fastest-growing counties in New Mexico
• State data - New Mexico
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

• Lea County government

8% of Lea County residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lea County ancestry & family history guide.

• Genealogy page (NM GenWeb) for Lea County
• Cemeteries in Lea County

Post a query on a message board:

• Lea County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NM data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Cemeteries in Lea County include Antioch Baptist Church, Cox Cemetery, Crockett Cemetery, Everglades Cemetery, Jal Cooper Cemetery, King Cemetery, Knowles Cemetery, Lovington Cemetery, Memdry Gardens, Memorial Park Cemetery ... View cemeteries

• Cemetery record compendium
• New Mexico cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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Communities

Communities in Lea County include Caprock, Eunice, Hobbs, Jal, Lovington, Tatum ... View communities

• Lea County business guide
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Mexico

• Crime in Lea County
• Arrests in Lea County

• Obituaries - search newspapers in Lea County
• Recent death notices - selected NM newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

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Disability access & rights

• Submit disability access info about Lea County
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Mexico
• National Council on Independent Living

• County profile
• Economic census for Lea County
• Employment growth
• Minority- & women-owned businesses
• Personal bankruptcy<
• Unemployment rate in Lea County
• NM economy

Colleges in Lea County include College of the Southwest, New Mexico Junior College ... View colleges

School districts in Lea County include Eunice Municipal Schools, Hobbs Municipal Schools, Jal Public Schools, Lovington Public Schools, Tatum Municipal Schools ... View school districts

• Private schools in Lea County
• School report cards
• School district map

To see school district boundaries, wait for the map to load in the new window, then select 'Legend.' Choose 'school districts' and update map.

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Environment

• Air pollution in Lea County
• Diesel soot in Lea County
• Land contamination in Lea County
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lea County

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Mexico county fair info
• New Mexico festival info

• Lea County government
• New Mexico state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• State historical society

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For more historical information, see our Lea County family history guide
• Historic sites in New Mexico
• Libraries in or near Lovington, the county seat
• Museums in New Mexico
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties

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Jobs

• Help wanted ads - daily newspapers in Lea County

Libraries in Lea County include Eunice Public Library, Hobbs Public Library, Lovington Public Library, Tatum Community Library, Woolworth Community Library ... View libraries

• New Mexico library

• Census map of Lea County
• Historic maps of New Mexico
• Map of New Mexico counties

Newspapers in Lea County include Hobbs News-Sun ... View newspapers

• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archive in New Mexico
• Today's news around New Mexico

• Search obituaries in New Mexico
• Recent death notices - selected NM newspapers

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Organizations

• Chambers of commerce in New Mexico
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Gay & lesbian community centers
• Nonprofit groups

• Find friends & family
• Personals

Lea County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lea County political report.

• New Mexico Democratic party
• New Mexico Republican party
• New Mexico elections board

• Places of worship near Lovington, the county seat
• Total membership by faith, in Lea County

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Travel

Hotels in Lea County include Best Western Executive Inn, Comfort Inn, Days Inn Hobbs, Econo Lodge Hobbs, Holiday Inn Express, Howard Johnson Inn

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