Lea County, New Mexico

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Lea County, New Mexico is a largely rural county in southeastern New Mexico known for its significant oil and gas production and agriculture-based economy.

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Lea County, New Mexico canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Andrews County, Texas NERFINISHED
Chaves County, New Mexico
Eddy County, New Mexico
Gaines County, Texas NERFINISHED
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Texas
Winkler County, Texas NERFINISHED
Yoakum County, Texas NERFINISHED
capital Lovington, New Mexico, United States
surface form: Lovington, New Mexico
characteristic largely rural
climate semi-arid climate
contains Crossroads, New Mexico
Eunice, New Mexico
Hobbs, New Mexico
Jal, New Mexico
Knowles, New Mexico
Lovington, New Mexico, United States
surface form: Lovington, New Mexico

Maljamar, New Mexico
Monument, New Mexico
Oil Center, New Mexico
Tatum, New Mexico
country United States of America
countySeat Lovington, New Mexico, United States
surface form: Lovington, New Mexico
economyBasedOn agriculture
natural gas production
oil industry
fipsCode 35025
gnisID 0917990
governmentType county government in New Mexico
hasAirport Lea County Regional Airport
hasHigherEducationInstitution New Mexico Junior College
University of the Southwest
hasLegislativeBody Lea County government
surface form: Lea County Commission
knownFor agriculture-based economy
significant oil and gas production
largestCity Hobbs, New Mexico
locatedIn New Mexico
southeastern New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone UTC−07:00
namedFor Captain Joseph Calloway Lea
Lea family
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Permian Basin
state New Mexico
subdivisionType county
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

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Eddy County borderedBy Lea County, New Mexico
Chaves County, New Mexico borders Lea County, New Mexico
Lovington isCountySeat Lea County, New Mexico
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea commemoratedBy Lea County, New Mexico
Hobbs micropolitan area county Lea County, New Mexico
Hobbs micropolitan area laborMarketAreaFor Lea County, New Mexico
New Mexico Junior College operatesIn Lea County, New Mexico
Tatum locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
Jal isPartOf Lea County, New Mexico
Knowles locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
subject surface form: Knowles, New Mexico
Oil Center locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
Humphreys locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
subject surface form: Humphreys, New Mexico
Humphreys isUnincorporatedCommunityOf Lea County, New Mexico
subject surface form: Humphreys, New Mexico
Lovington High School locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
Lovington, New Mexico, United States locatedIn Lea County, New Mexico
subject surface form: Lovington, New Mexico