Socorro County, New Mexico

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Socorro County, New Mexico is a largely rural county in central New Mexico known for its role in early nuclear history as the location of the Trinity test site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Catron County, New Mexico
Cibola County, New Mexico
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico
Torrance County, New Mexico
Valencia County, New Mexico
capital Socorro, New Mexico
contains Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Jornada del Muerto desert
surface form: Jornada del Muerto desert basin

Magdalena Mountains
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in Socorro)
San Mateo Mountains
Socorro Mountains
Trinity test site, New Mexico
surface form: Trinity test site

Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)
White Sands Missile Range
surface form: White Sands Missile Range (partial)
country United States of America
countySeat Socorro, New Mexico
governedBy Socorro County, New Mexico self-linksurface differs
surface form: Socorro County Board of Commissioners
hasAreaCharacteristic large land area
hasClimate semi-arid
hasFIPSCode 35053
hasGNISID 0917990
hasLandUse desert and rangeland
wildlife refuge areas
hasMajorEconomicActivity education and research
government and defense-related activities
ranching
hasMajorHighway Interstate 25
U.S. Route 380
U.S. Route 60
hasPopulationDensity low
isRural true
knownFor location of Trinity nuclear test
role in early nuclear history
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

New Mexico
central New Mexico
locatedInFederalCongressionalDistrict New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
namedAfter Socorro, New Mexico
partOf New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico
subdivisionType county
traversedBy Rio Grande
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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Trinity test site, New Mexico locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Socorro County, New Mexico governedBy Socorro County, New Mexico self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Socorro County Board of Commissioners
White Sands Missile Range locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico partOf Socorro County, New Mexico
Jornada del Muerto desert locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico borderedBy Socorro County, New Mexico
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in Socorro) locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Socorro County, New Mexico
subject surface form: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Torrance County, New Mexico borders Socorro County, New Mexico
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Valencia County, New Mexico hasBorderWith Socorro County, New Mexico
Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
subject surface form: Very Large Array
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district containsCounty Socorro County, New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions (selected components) locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Cibola County, New Mexico borders Socorro County, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico isCountySeatOf Socorro County, New Mexico
San Mateo Mountains locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Catron County, New Mexico borderedBy Socorro County, New Mexico
Socorro Mountains locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Magdalena Mountains locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico
Oscura Mountains locatedIn Socorro County, New Mexico