New Mexico
"Land of Enchantment (1999)"
- Motto
- Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
- Capitol
- Santa Fe
- Name Origin
- From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
- Statehood Date
- Jan. 6, 1912 (47th)
Cities in New Mexico
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of New Mexico along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Yucca (1927) |
| Tree | Pinon (1949) |
| Animal | Black Bear (1963) |
| Bird | Roadrunner (1949) |
| Fish | Cutthroat Trout (1955) |
| Vegetables | Chili And Frijol (1965) |
| Gem | Turquoise (1967) |
| Song | “O Fair New Mexico” (1917) |
| Spanish-Language Song | “Asi Es Nuevo Méjico” (1971) |
| Poem | “A Nuevo México” (1991) |
| Grass | Blue Gramma (1973) |
| Fossil | Coelophysis (1981) |
| Cookie | Bizcochito (1989) |
| Insect | Tarantula Hawk Wasp (1989) |
| Ballad | “Land Of Enchantment” (1989) |
| Bilingual Song | “New Mexico—Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico”, (1995) |
| Question | “Red Or Green?” (1999) |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 15.0 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 121,356 sq mi. (314,312 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 5700 ft (1737.36 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 122°F (50°C) on June 27, 1994
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –50°F (–46°C) on February 1, 1951
