NCP Blog: Spotlight on Panel Members in New Mexico

New Mexico was the 47th state to join the union on January 6, 1912. Santa Fe is the state capital and Albuquerque is its largest city.

 

New Mexico is the 5th largest state in the U.S. and is bordered by the U.S states of Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated population of New Mexico is 1,409,032 (July 2024 est.); it ranks as the 36th most populous state.

 

 

Official New Mexico State Symbols

 

Every state has their own unique symbols, from birds to flowers to songs and more! Here are some of New Mexico’s official state symbols:

 

Nickname: Land of Enchantment
State Bird: Roadrunner
State Animal: Black Bear
State Flower: Yucca
State Tree: Pinon Pine
State Song: O Fair New Mexico
State Motto: “Crescit eundo” – It Grows as it Goes

 

 

Fun Facts about New Mexico

 

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the world’s largest hot air balloon festival. It’s a nine-day event that takes place annually in early October.

 

Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States because of its location in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It’s also the oldest capital city in the country.

 

There are over 119 known caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and hundreds of thousands of bats in these caves.

 

The atomic bomb was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. The first successful detonation test, known as the Trinity Test, took place near Alamogordo, New Mexico.

 

White Sands National Park is home to the largest gypsum dune field in the world.

 

Famous people born in New Mexico include Neil Patrick Harris, Demi Moore, Jeff Bezos, and John Denver, just to name a few.

 

 

NCP Panel Members in New Mexico

 

Let’s learn about your fellow panel members in New Mexico! Here’s how our New Mexico panel members answered some of our state highlight survey questions.

 

 

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