Welcome To Luna County
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700 S. Silver Ave.
P.O. Box 551
Deming, NM 88030
(575) 546-
We are participating in the US Census 2010. We would like all Luna County to participate.
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About Luna County
Luna County was created in 1901, from Grant and Doña Ana County, and named after
Solomon Luna, who was a politician and cattle rancher. The county covers a total
of 2,695 square miles, mostly being flat lowland of desert scrub and grassland, but
does contain three mountain ranges (Cooke’s Range in the north, Florida Mountains
to the southeastern area, and Tres Hermanas Mountains to the south). Akela, Arena,
Chambray, Carne, Columbus, Deming, Eller Place, Florida, Gage, Hermanas, Mirage Mimbres,
Myndus, Nutt, Old Town, Peruhill, Spalding, Tunis, and Waterloo, are the cities and
towns that compose the county. The county seat is in Deming. Deming was founded
in 1881, named after Mary Ann Deming Crocker (the wife of The Big Four railroad industry).
It served as the port of entry on the US-
Please visit the “Visitors” link on the information tab for more history on our county.