Colfax County, New Mexico

Colfax County
Colfax County Courthouse in Raton
Colfax County Courthouse in Raton
Flag of Colfax County
Map of New Mexico highlighting Colfax County
Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico
Map of the United States highlighting New Mexico
New Mexico's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°37′N 104°38′W / 36.61°N 104.64°W / 36.61; -104.64
Country United States
State New Mexico
FoundedJanuary 25, 1869
Named forSchuyler Colfax
SeatRaton
Largest cityRaton
Area
 • Total3,768 sq mi (9,760 km2)
 • Land3,758 sq mi (9,730 km2)
 • Water10 sq mi (30 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,387
 • Density3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.colfax.nm.us
Veterans Monument at Colfax County Courthouse in Raton
Former Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad car displayed at Raton

Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,387.[1] Its county seat is Raton.[2] It is south from the Colorado state line. This county was named for Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), seventeenth Vice President of the United States under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Colfax County is the home of Philmont Scout Ranch and the NRA Whittington Center.[3]

  1. ^ "Colfax County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "NRA Whittington Center". Raton, New Mexico. Retrieved October 12, 2017.