Las Vegas New Mexico

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Las Vegas, New Mexico is a historic small city in northern New Mexico known for its well-preserved 19th-century architecture and role as a former Old West railroad and trading hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
county San Miguel County
surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
distanceTo about 65 miles east of Santa Fe, New Mexico
distinctFrom Las Vegas, Nevada
economyBasedOn education
government services
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1960 meters
about 6430 feet
foundedBy Mexican settlers
foundedIn 1835
hasAreaCode 505
hasEducationalInstitution New Mexico Highlands University
United World College USA (nearby Montezuma)
hasFeature brick commercial blocks from late 19th century
historic plaza
numerous Victorian-era buildings
hasGovernmentType municipal government
hasHistoricBuilding Castaneda Hotel
Montezuma Castle National Monument
surface form: Montezuma Castle (near Las Vegas, New Mexico)

Plaza Hotel (Las Vegas, New Mexico)
hasHistoricDistrict Plaza area
Railroad Avenue Historic District
hasNickname The original Las Vegas
hasPopulation about 13,000 (early 21st century)
hasPostalCode 87701
hasUTCOffset UTC−07:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−06:00
incorporatedAsCity 19th century
knownFor historic Old West character
role as railroad hub
role as trading center
well-preserved 19th-century architecture
languageMajority English
languageSignificantMinority Spanish
locatedIn northern New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Gallinas River
locatedOnRoute Interstate 25
U.S. Route 85
surface form: U.S. Route 85 (historic)
nearbyMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains
originalSovereignState Mexico
partOfRegion High Plains region
surface form: High Plains of northeastern New Mexico
servedByRailway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
surface form: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (historically)
state New Mexico

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Northern New Mexico hasMajorCity Las Vegas New Mexico
Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources) nearestCity Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: Fort Union National Monument
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
Doc Holliday residence Las Vegas New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory
Pecos Wilderness nearestCity Las Vegas New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
New Mexico State Road 104 westernTerminus Las Vegas New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
New Mexico State Road 104 connects Las Vegas New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County capital Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County seat Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County hasCity Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County hasSettlement Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County hasHistoricCity Las Vegas New Mexico
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district containsCity Las Vegas New Mexico
this entity surface form: Las Vegas, New Mexico