Portales, New Mexico

Portales, New Mexico
Roosevelt County Courthouse in Portales
Flag of Portales, New Mexico
Location of Portales, New Mexico
Location of Portales, New Mexico
Portales is located in New Mexico
Portales
Portales
Location in the United States
Portales is located in the United States
Portales
Portales
Portales (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°10′31″N 103°21′23″W / 34.17528°N 103.35639°W / 34.17528; -103.35639[1]
Country United States
State New Mexico
CountyRoosevelt
Area
 • Total8.01 sq mi (20.74 km2)
 • Land8.01 sq mi (20.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,013 ft (1,223 m)
Population
 • Total12,137
 • Density1,515.61/sq mi (585.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
88123, 88130
Area code575
FIPS code35-59260
GNIS feature ID2411469[1]
Websiteportalesnm.org

Portales (/pɔːrˈtælɪs/) is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States.[4] Its population was 12,280 at the 2010 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis, and Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.

Eastern New Mexico University opened in Portales in 1934 as Eastern New Mexico Junior College, and has since grown to become the third-largest university in the state. The area is one of the largest producers of Valencia peanuts in the United States and is the nation's top producer of certified organic peanut butter. Portales is home to about 40 dairies and a major US dairy solids plant, together producing and exporting hundreds of millions of dollars of local milk products each year. It is the principal city of the Portales micropolitan statistical area, which is part of the larger Clovis-Portales combined statistical area, including Clovis, 19 miles (31 km) away and Cannon Air Force Base, 13 miles (21 km) away.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portales, New Mexico
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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