Quay County | |
|---|---|
 Quay County Courthouse in Tucumcari | |
 Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico | |
 New Mexico's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°07′N 103°33′W / 35.11°N 103.55°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Mexico |
| Founded | February 28, 1903[1] |
| Named for | Matthew Quay |
| Seat | Tucumcari |
| Largest city | Tucumcari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,882 sq mi (7,460 km2) |
| • Land | 2,874 sq mi (7,440 km2) |
| • Water | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,746 |
| • Density | 3.0/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
| Time zones | |
| Entire county (legally) | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Nara Visa (unofficially) | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | quaycounty-nm |
Quay County (/ˈkweɪ/) is a county in the state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 8,746.[2] Its county seat is Tucumcari.[3] The county was named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported statehood for New Mexico.[4] Its eastern border is the Texas state line, approximately 103.04 degrees west longitude.
- ^ "Quay - County". quaycounty-nm.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Quay County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Westergaard, Waldemar (1919). "Senator Bard and the Arizona-New Mexico Statehood Controversy". Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California. 11 (2): 11. doi:10.2307/41168767. JSTOR 41168767.