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Did You Know – May 2024

Did You Know – May 2024

  The area that forms Los Alamos County was separated from Sandoval County in 1949. Today, Sandoval County encompasses 3,714 square miles of diverse geography and has a population of approximately 156,000 people.  The table below shows some of the differences...

Did You Know – March 2024

Did You Know – March 2024

Sandoval County Children Demographics According to the 2023 New Mexico Kids Count Data Book, Sandoval County had over 41,000 kids under the age of 18 residing in the county, about 20% of who are under the age of 4. Only Bernalillo and Dona Ana Counties had more kids...

Did You Know – February 2024

Did You Know – February 2024

Sandoval County has always been rich in culture and business enterprise. It was a thriving area for centuries well before Don Francisco de Coronado explored and camped near present-day Bernalillo in 1540. Prehistoric artifacts in many areas of the County date back...

Did You Know – January 2024

Did You Know – January 2024

*In 2022, there were 11, 376 veterans living in Sandoval County.  That is about 8% of the county population. (The state population of vets is also about 8%). The county ranks 14th in percentage of vets in its population.  About 10% of the businesses in the county are...

Did You Know – December 2023

Did You Know – December 2023

3 of the top 10 employers in Sandoval County are governmental entities. 4,491 businesses in 2023 within the county.  72% of businesses have less than 5 employees.  Less than 1% of businesses have 100 or more employees. Largest job counts by occupation. Office and Adm...

Did You Know – November 2023

Did You Know – November 2023

There is an active volcano in Sandoval County.  It is located in the Jemez Mountains. Valles Caldera, Jemez Volcanic Field Type: Ash-flow caldera, viscous domes, basaltic flowsSignificance: One of the largest young calderas on Earth; type area for resurgent ash-flow...

Did You Know – October 2023

Did You Know – October 2023

Since New Mexico obtained statehood in 1912, Sandoval County has been remarkably accurate in predicting the winner of each presidential race. The only elections where Sandoval County failed to back the overall winner were in 1912 (Theodore Roosevelt won the state on...

Did You Know – September 2023

Did You Know – September 2023

There are 4 villages in Sandoval County:  Corrales, Cuba, Jemez Springs and San Ysidro. Village - A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. 1....

Did You Know – August 2023

Did You Know – August 2023

Best State Rankings: New Mexico rankings on a number of important items compared to other states are nothing to write home about. The Best States rankings by U.S. News draw on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In...

Did You Know – July 2023

Did You Know – July 2023

Sandoval County ranks 11th as the best county to live in New Mexico by Niche, which combines dozens of data sets with millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S. ...

No to Republican Gerrymandering

Last week’s editorial condemned the Democrats’ principled opposition to Rod Adair’s radically gerrymandered redistricting maps, declaring it to be a “fiction” based on “inaccurate narratives.” The Observer claims it is illogical to object to packing Native Americans...

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