Mora County | |
|---|---|
 Mora County Courthouse in Mora | |
 Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico | |
 New Mexico's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′N 104°56′W / 36.02°N 104.94°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Mexico |
| Founded | February 1, 1860 |
| Named for | Mora, New Mexico |
| Seat | Mora |
| Largest village | Mora |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,934 sq mi (5,010 km2) |
| • Land | 1,931 sq mi (5,000 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,189 |
| • Density | 2.2/sq mi (0.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | countyofmora |
Mora County (Spanish: Condado de Mora) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,189.[1] Its county seat is the census-designated place (CDP) Mora.[2] The county has another CDP, Watrous, a village, Wagon Mound, and 12 smaller unincorporated settlements. Mora became a formal county in the US, in what was then the New Mexico Territory, on February 1, 1860.[3] Ecclesiastically, the county is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe.[3] County population peaked at approximately 14,000 circa 1920, declining to about 4,000 to 5,000 since the 1970s; the 2018 estimate was 4,506.
- ^ "Mora County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Locating Catholic Church Records in Mora County". New Mexico Genealogical Society. 2008. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2018.